Posted by
Gray Ghost on Monday, February 15, 2010 3:48:28 PM
Today Senator Evan Bayh (D) of Indiana announced he will not run for re-election. So far in the US Senate, Senators Chris Dodd (D) of Connecticut and Byron Dorgan (D) of North Dakota have announced they too will not run for re-election. Senator "Dingy Harry" Reid (D) of Nevada is so far behind in the polls that, unless a miracle occurs, he will not be re-elected. Counting former Senator Ted Kennedy (D) of Massachusetts (who was replaced by a Republican in a special election after his death), this makes five Democrat losses in the US Senate. And though some Republicans in the US Senate are also resigning, they appear to be in solidly Conservative states with no chances for a Democrat to take their seat.
In the US House, it gets even more interesting. In Mississippi, only Rep. Bennie Thompson (D) appears to be safe. Both Gene Taylor (D) and Travis Childers (D) appear to be in trouble, and might not win re-election. (In my opinion, Rep. Travis Childers is "toast". The only way he can keep his seat is to resign from the Democrat Party.) In Tennessee, two Democrat representaives have announced that they are not running for re-election (Gordon and Tanner). In Connecticut, Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D) has announced that he will not run for re-election. Rep. Dennis Moore (D) of Kansas and Rep. Brian Baird (D) of Washington have also announced they will not run for re-election. In Alabama Rep. Parker Griffith resigned from the Democrat Party and is now a Republican. There have also been some resignation announcements from Republicans. But as in the US Senate, they appear to be in solidly Conservative states in all but one case. It now appears that the Democrats will lose the US House in 2010.
Today is February 15, 2010. We are eight months away from the midterm elections. If this trend of Democrat resignations continues, these elections will be a "bloodbath" for the Democrats.