Why Are All These Democrats Retiring?

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Today's Washington Examiner posted an editorial noting the growing number of Democrat Congressmen who are retiring at the end of their terms in 2010.  In recent weeks four Democrats have announced retirement plans that do not include running for higher office.  Representative Bart Gordon, a Democrat from Tennessee, announced he will not seek a 14th term,  It is troubling to me that he has been there for 13 terms!  We need term limits!

The article points out:

"Gordon's departure, which Republicans say was preceded by dire poll numbers, has led some political analysts to predict trouble in November 2010 for the Democratic Party. The Cook Political Report immediately moved Gordon's seat into their "likely Republican" column. Cook's House race editor, Dave Wasserman, wrote that Gordon's announcement brings the number of vulnerable open Democratic seats to seven and if the number "balloons past 15, House Republicans will have a real opportunity to hit this midterm election out of the park.""

Although I love the concept, I'm not ready to get excited yet.  I believe there will be Republican gains in the house and Senate next year simply because of the unpopularity of Senator Read and Representative Pelosi.  Their leadership has veered much farther left than most people expected, and I believe that in the 2010 elections many people will be supporting more moderate candidates.

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