New Mexico’s Jeff Bingaman latest Democrat Senator to Retire Prior to 2012 Election

And the retiring Democrat US Senators keep coming …

Add New Mexico’s US Senator Jeff Bingaman to the list of Democrats who are retiring rather than run in the 2012 elections. This could put a real crimp into Harry Reid and the Democrats maintaining control of the Senate following the 2012 elections. Although Obama won NM in 2008, the GOP made great gain in the state in the 2010 elections along with the victory of Republican Susana Martinez.  

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Governor Bingaman joins Senators  Kent Conrad (D-ND), Jim Webb (D-VA), and Joseph I. Lieberman (I-CT), those who caucused with the Democrat party. The retirement of Bingaman just made a safe Democrat seat into a 50-50 toss up. Democrats have to defend 23 seats, 21 Dems and 2 Indies who caucus with Democrats while the GOP only have to defend 10.

Mr. Bingaman, chairman of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, was expected to cruise to a re-election victory, but Republicans seized on his announcement as a sign that Democrats in swing states don’t like their chances in 2012.

3 Responses to “New Mexico’s Jeff Bingaman latest Democrat Senator to Retire Prior to 2012 Election”

1. A Texas Grandfather on February 19th, 2011 7:57 pm

   Another Democrat figures out that the people are tired of the leftist agenda promulgated by the socialists/progressives and retires rather than spend money only to get defeated.

   The elections of 2012 are going to make the defeat of Democrats much worse than the beating they took in 2010.

2. Waterboy on February 21st, 2011 7:40 am

   Hit the road Jack.

3. Charlie Cook of the Cook Report Sees Grim Future for Democrats in Senate in 2012 and 2014 | Scared Monkeys on March 1st, 2011 8:51 am

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