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Nevilledog

(51,094 posts)
Mon Mar 8, 2021, 05:04 PM Mar 2021

The slew of Senate Republican retirements prove who's in charge of the GOP now



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Analysis: The slew of Senate Republican retirements prove who's in charge of the GOP now
Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt's surprise retirement announcement Monday adds his name to a growing list of GOP establishment politicians who no longer recognize the party they represent and have decided to...
cnn.com
12:34 PM · Mar 8, 2021


https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/08/politics/roy-blunt-rob-portman-pat-toomey/index.html


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The slew of Senate Republican retirements prove who's in charge of the GOP now (Original Post) Nevilledog Mar 2021 OP
It Also Shows, Ma'am The Magistrate Mar 2021 #1
For sure. Plus, big doubts about who'll dominate their own party! nt Hortensis Mar 2021 #3
To be fair dsc Mar 2021 #2

dsc

(52,160 posts)
2. To be fair
Mon Mar 8, 2021, 07:52 PM
Mar 2021

Shelby is very old and Burr said upon his last election a bit over 4 years ago that he would retire. He won fairly easily in 2016 and probably would have won again (though his insider trading might have hurt him).

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