A voice of reason departs the Senate

[Guns Guns Guns]

One of the Senate's few remaining Republican moderates shocked the political world on Tuesday and announced she would not seek re-election...



http://content.usatoday.com/communi...ia-snowe-senate-retirement-maine/1?csp=34news

 

[SmarterthanYou]

good

 

[RockX]

 

[Disillusioned]

Anybody who is a moderate, no matter which side, is welcome in the Senate, far to many hardcores on either side for my peace of mind.

 

[Don Quixote]

Anybody who is a moderate, no matter which side, is welcome in the Senate, far to many hardcores on either side for my peace of mind.

yes, where are the moderates

gone the same way of the nation which is divided increasingly into red and blue with too few purple voters

 

[Mott the Hoople]

I'd vote for her or someone with her credentials and point of view in a heart beat.

 

[evince]

Maine will not likely replace her with another republican

 

[Mott the Hoople]

That would be my guess.

 

[Cancel 2016.11]

Maine will not likely replace her with another republican

Well, considering the climate, I'd say that the sort of Republican the Maine base is likely to nominate isn't going to have a great shot in the general.

 

[Crashk]

All this proves is that Teapublicons are purging the moderates from the party.

 

[cawacko]

All this proves is that Teapublicons are purging the moderates from the party.

I've seen you post that you don't care for the blue dog or more conservative Democrats. Pretty much the same idea?

 

[Cancel 2016.11]

I've seen you post that you don't care for the blue dog or more conservative Democrats. Pretty much the same idea?

Nah. We've got blue dogs, in fact, they're a coalition.

You guys are doa on liberal Republicans. The teabaggers are making you a regional party. you'll be dead soon nationally if you don't do something.

 

[Crashk]

I've seen you post that you don't care for the blue dog or more conservative Democrats. Pretty much the same idea?

What Darla said.

Centrist Democrats are what Republicans used to be.

 

[Phantasmal]

One of the Senate's few remaining Republican moderates shocked the political world on Tuesday and announced she would not seek re-election...



http://content.usatoday.com/communi...ia-snowe-senate-retirement-maine/1?csp=34news

Another moderate goes away because politics has become so ugly and more about party than country.