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  • Democrats' election woes: Expectations crumble as retirements begin to mount

    01/26/2010 6:33:32 PM PST · by CutePuppy · 25 replies · 938+ views
    The Hill ^ | January 25, 2010 | Aaron Blake
    Democratic election expectations were crumbling Monday after a leading Senate recruit declined to run and another lawmaker announced his retirement. Rep. Marion Berry’s (D-Ark.) departure and Beau Biden’s (D) decision not to pursue the upper chamber came after Democrats said they expected the opposite. And now the party, which has said it doesn’t expect lots of retirements, is facing the possibility of several more. It is the latest bad news for Democrats in a cycle with a growing number of open seats and candidates bowing out. Berry became the sixth House Democrat to retire from politics, and all of those...