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CA-04: Doolittle Will Retire

by: James L.

Thu Jan 10, 2008 at 12:35 PM EST

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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CA-04: Doolittle Will Retire | 6 comments

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.

by: Seth D @ Thu Jan 10, 2008 at 18:08:52 PM UTC

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Remind me...

What's the PVI of the district?

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

by: Glenn Magus Harvey @ Thu Jan 10, 2008 at 18:15:15 PM UTC

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Super Republican

R+11

by: GuyStevens @ Thu Jan 10, 2008 at 18:27:07 PM UTC

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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.

by: Mark @ Fri Jan 11, 2008 at 01:52:18 AM UTC

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Yeah...

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

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

by: Glenn Magus Harvey @ Fri Jan 11, 2008 at 07:25:37 AM UTC

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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.

by: David Kowalski @ Sat Jan 12, 2008 at 03:08:17 AM UTC

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