2010: Toss-up in Fla.; Bond to retire

Posted: Friday, January 09, 2009 9:08 AM by Domenico Montanaro
Filed Under: 2010

FLORIDA: The AP calls the Senate race a toss-up now that Jeb Bush has declared he won't run. "Neither party has come up with a name as big as Bush, the only Republican elected to two terms as the state's governor. It could prove a challenge for the once-dominant GOP in the wake of President-elect Barack Obama's victory in Florida, as Democrats widened their grassroots operation and stepped up their fundraising efforts." Who could run? "Now, only two candidates known to be considering a Senate run have won a statewide race: Democratic Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink and Republican Attorney General Bill McCollum. Each would have the advantage of name recognition and a statewide support network in a primary."

MISSOURI: Republican Kit Bond's retirement will free up a Senate seat that's been open only twice in the last 76 years, reports Roll Call. "Reps. Roy Blunt, Sam Graves and Jo Ann Emerson as well as Lt. Gov. Pete Kinder, state Treasurer Sarah Steelman and former Sen. Jim Talent are the Republicans immediately mentioned as potential candidates for Senate."

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Good news for the country when another despicable repugnant one resigns and hopefully the Democrats can pick up another Senate seat next election. Hopefully we'll get the Senate seat from Florida as well. The more Democrats in Congress the better for our country.

Eric, Salinas, CA (Sent Friday, January 09, 2009 9:16 AM)

This just in -- A poll taken in Florida more than a year and a half before the election calls it a draw. They must be psychics.

Excuse me. (She raises hand politely.) Isn't there some actual NEWS you could report?

Anna Molly (Sent Friday, January 09, 2009 9:32 AM)

Kit Bond has been there way to long.

Seattle Sue (Sent Friday, January 09, 2009 9:48 AM)

eagle1776 (Sent Friday, January 09, 2009 10:15 AM)

More doors open for Democrats as the "old guard" of the GOP fall out. Those who ware a key reason for the mess we have now don't want to go down to the sure defeat they will suffer so to save face they resign. This opens the door for Democrats.
eagle1776

Funny that you mention "old guard" Republicans. There are about 6 Democrats in the Senate on their last legs! They were around when dirt was invented. More appointments are coming I guess.

Joe Dirt (Sent Friday, January 09, 2009 10:50 AM)

I am looking forward to the 2010 Republican Primary in Missouri. This is going to be a knife fight as a preview of the 2012 Presidential race with all of the different factions throwing as much mud at each other as possible.

Steelman and Emerson can't get the Republican nomination. Kinder, Blunt, Graves, Talent, and Hulshof can't win the general.

tmess2, KC, MO (Sent Friday, January 09, 2009 12:09 PM)

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