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And So It Continues

January 24, 2010 - 5:33 pm - by Stephen Green

Retirement Fever has hit Arkansas:

Arkansas Rep. Marion Berry is expected to announce his retirement tomorrow morning, according to three sources briefed on the decision.

Berry will become the sixth Democrat in a competitive seat to leave in the last two months but the first to announce his retirement since the party’s special election loss in Massachusetts last Tuesday.

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Plus this, also from WaPo’s The Fix:

The next two weeks could well serve as a tipping point in the battle for House control. Today there appear to be too few open Democratic seats for Republican to win the 40 seats they need to take control. But, another handful of retirements in swing districts could imperil Democrats hold on the chamber.

From the Dirty Tricks Department, I wouldn’t be surprised if soon Obama’s EPA puts Blue Dogs on the endangered species list.

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  1. 1. mpw280

    Isn’t it true that a number of these old hats have huge war chests that they are allowed to keep on retirement? How many of these democrats are grandfathered in on the war chest retention plan? So if you have a large war chest and can keep it and are facing a very expensive and still possibly losing battle, opt out and retire rich, wouldn’t you, I know I would. mpw

    January 25, 2010 - 11:56 am   Link to this Comment