CNN: Blanche Lincoln (D) To Announce Retirement Tomorrow? Announcement In The Morning

CNN/Ed Henry ^ | 1-24-10

[My Favorite Headache]

uh-oh another major Dem retirement? RT @blanche4senate Stay tuned for an important campaign announcement tomorrow morning. - ed henry CNN VIA TWITTER

Blanche Lincoln's site says announcement coming in morning...

[BelleAl]

“Besides, her twin boys go to school in DC. They all like it there...a lot!”

And her husband is a physician. Practices are not easy to pick up and move once well established.

[Britt0n]

The problem I have with these “retirements” is, does that mean since they don’t care about reelection, they will more willingly support a scorched earth policy?
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Or maybe it is because: What the Dems Know: Universal Voter Registration

http://www.americanthinker.com/2010/01/what_the_dems_know_universal_v.html

[appleharvey]

This is a lie! I just looked at my communist brother-in-law’s copy of Newsweak, and they said that the “Chosen one” is doing just fine. Oh gee! Who should I believe?

[RegulatorCountry]

Well, thank goodness. I was having strategery flashbacks.

[444Flyer]

Hope someone's keeping count.

[Enchante]

“too much pressure to leave”???

what, is Bill Clinton planning to run for Senator from Arkansas now???

[TexasFreeper2009]

more importantly.. the ones that run in their place don’t have to explain why they voted for health care.

[Red Steel]

The Dims are on the run.

[NonValueAdded]

The problem I have with these “retirements” is, does that mean since they don’t care about reelection, they will more willingly support a scorched earth policy?

My concern too ... freed of the constraint of the electorate and not subject to recall, what deals will be struck to provide for life after Congress?

[BelleAl]

“MoveOn and Obama for Ameroca are “Encouraging” weak seats to “retire”, so they can run “True Progressives”(Communist whackos) in thier places.”

Oh....making sense now. That should go over big in Arkansas. (NOT)

[VRWCTexan]

marcambinder BLANCHE LINCOLN IS NOT RETIRING. Just announcing fundraising totals.
20 minutes ago from TweetDeck

edhenrycnn @benpolitico just put up some new tweets — Sen. Lincoln’s staff insists she is NOT retiring. big sigh of relief for Democrats
20 minutes ago from web

[cripplecreek]

MoveOn and Obama for Ameroca are “Encouraging” weak seats to “retire”, so they can run “True Progressives”(Communist whackos) in thier places.

Good that means more conservatives will get elected. A "progressive" can't get elected in a lot of democrat districts outside of the cities. Bart Stupak is as liberal as can be elected in his district. Try putting a far left nutjob in that district and it will guarantee a GOP win for any republican who mounts any kind of real challenge.

[gov_bean_ counter]

That is why it is critical that the Republicans begin to nationalize the 2010 elections now. The electorate must understand that while the faces change the agenda stays the same.

[dfwgator]

I suspect many of these retiring Rats might be in the process of forming a new party.

[bombthrower]

I hope not. That will mean a likely Obama second term. And second terms are rarely successful. We need to win many seats but just enough to stop the nonsense but not get the blame.

[Ann Archy]

They can’t fall fast enough for me.

[TornadoAlley3]

she probably wants to announce how much money she has raised, and beg for mnore:)

[highlander_UW]

I suspect many of these retiring Rats might be in the process of forming a new party.

If I might, I'd recommend a name for their party...The Back End of the Unemployment Line Gang...BEULG, for short.

[gopalingo]

yes, i’m beginning to think this is part of the dems strategy too. there’s something going on concerning all these retirements. are we walking into a trap?

[Salvey]

Torricelli/Lautenberg redux.