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CA-04: Doolittle Will Retire

by: James L.

Thu Jan 10, 2008 at 12:35 PM EST


Rats!

Republican Rep. John Doolittle, who is under investigation in a congressional lobbying scandal, plans to announce Thursday that he'll retire from Congress at the end of his current term, according to a Republican official who spoke with Doolittle.

The official spoke on condition of anonymity pending a public announcement in Doolittle's Northern California district.

Good grief.

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All the more reason...
...to make sure Charlie Brown has a nice amount of cash-on-hand so that he can take on whoever emerges from the June primary.

Still, bad news.


Remind me...
What's the PVI of the district?

party: Democratic, ideology: moderate, district: CT-01

Super Republican
R+11

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If There's Any Saving Grace....
....most of us were just as glum when Bob Ney dropped out in OH-18 in the summer of 2006, but Zack Space ended up beating Joy Padgett by more than 20 points anyway.  With luck, Doolittle will have a replacement just as lame as Ney's replacement proved to be.

Yeah...
Now, Gary Trauner and Charlie Brown both have name recognition in their districts, too.

party: Democratic, ideology: moderate, district: CT-01

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21
By my count, Doolittle makes 21 retirements (not including Bobby Jindal).  Last time, it was 20 Republican retirements and 10 Democrats.  The weird part is the string of early retirements: Denny Hastert, Trent Lott and Roger Wicker.  Also of note, no retirements in Texas (and the filing deadline has passed) and so far none in Florida.  


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