It's Official (For Now): Stevens and Domenici to Run

According to politics1.com, Senators Ted Stevens (R-AK) and Pete Domenici (R-NM) will run for reelection in 2008.

Stevens, who will be 86, will be running for his seventh full term in the Senate.  Having been appointed in 1968, he's the most senior Republican in the Senate.  Domenici, first elected in 1972, will also be running for his seventh term.  Domenici will be 76 in 2008.

Domenici's decision to run for reelection likely takes one potential pickup off the table for 2008.  With Domenici out, Democrats would have had a legitimate shot at taking a Senate seat in a true bellwether state (since statehood in 1912, New Mexico has voted for every Presidential popular vote winner except Jimmy Carter in 1976.)  While we wouldn't have a great chance of winning an open seat in Alaska, it's a better shot than we have against Stevens, who is as safe as they come.

So write off Alaska and New Mexico -- but we should still be good to hold the Senate.



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Re: It's Official (For Now): Stevens and Domenici (none / 0)

God i hate stevens.

why must you stay forever?

ahh!

--MrMacMan


by MrMacMan on Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 03:51:33 AM EST

Re: It's Official (For Now): Stevens and Domenici (none / 0)

I hoped and believed Stevens would  drop out, but evidently I was wrong.

Domenici: since we failed to knock Heather Wilson out of the ring, it may be best for him to hold that seat until the climate changes.  I do NOT want to see Heather Wilson in that Senate seat.


by Christopher Walker on Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 10:56:14 AM EST

in Alaska (none / 0)

Stevens seems like he is crazy.  Maybe a good challenger could make something happen.  Think of George Allen.  


John McCain is a Bush ally on Social Security.
by John DE on Fri Nov 17, 2006 at 10:44:00 PM EST


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