Vermont Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy won’t seek reelection... another victim of the impending 022 Dem electoral disaster
By HatetheSwamp November 15, 2021 7:53 am Category: Government (0.0 from 0 votes)
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The announcement marks the end of a political era. First elected to the Senate in 1974, Leahy is the last of the so-called Watergate babies who were elected after President Richard Nixon’s resignation. During his nearly half-century in the Senate, Vermont shifted from one of the most solidly Republican states in the country to one of its most progressive.
That transition will be critical to Democrats who hope to maintain control of the Senate after next year’s midterm elections. With the chamber evenly divided, the party can’t afford to lose any of its current seats...
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It's not even Thanksgiving day 021 and the harbingers are accumulating.
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The announcement marks the end of a political era. First elected to the Senate in 1974, Leahy is the last of the so-called Watergate babies who were elected after President Richard Nixon’s resignation. During his nearly half-century in the Senate, Vermont shifted from one of the most solidly Republican states in the country to one of its most progressive.