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babylonsister Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 02:08 PM
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Rep. Saxton (R-NJ) announces retirement
Edited on Fri Nov-09-07 02:08 PM by babylonsister
http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/rep.-saxton-announces-retirement-2007-11-09.html

Rep. Saxton announces retirement
By Susan Crabtree | Posted: 11/09/07 1:56 p.m.
November 09, 2007

Rep. Jim Saxton (R-N.J.) will retire at the end of this Congress, according to a knowledgeable GOP source, striking another serious blow to his party’s reelection efforts.

Saxton, a 12-term veteran, was reelected with a comfortable 58 percent of the vote in 2006, but his South New Jersey district was a battleground for the presidential election: 51 percent went to President Bush, while Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) received 49 percent. In 2000, former Vice President Al Gore won 54 percent of the vote compared to 43 percent for President Bush.
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AndyA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 02:17 PM
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1. Another one bites the dust.
Please let Inhofe be the next one to announce he isn't running again!

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!!!
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 02:42 PM
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5. That song ran through my head the moment I saw the thread title.
:)
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gratuitous Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 02:27 PM
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2. Looks like a battleground district
They don't seem wedded to either party, and a good Democratic candidate could put this seat on the correct side of the aisle.
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riqster Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 02:29 PM
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3. They're dropping like flies
Perhaps dung beetles would be a better analogy.
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slick8790 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 02:39 PM
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4. Whoo!
Hopefully we NJ dems can pick up another seat.
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Lucinda Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Nov-09-07 02:44 PM
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6. How many Reps does that make now?
Seems like a lot more than a normal turnover
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