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3. Shelby and Inhofe are retiring. McTurtle is closing in on 9 years younger than Feinstein.

Reply to DENVERPOPS (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 15, 2022, 12:53 AM

Apr 2022

In the entire history of the United States, only ONE House member (Ralph Hall) and only 4 Senators (Theodore Green, Carl Hayden, Robert Byrd, and Strom Thurmond) have served into their 90's.

Feinstein will be only the 5th, Grassley (if he wins) the 6th.

Only Hall in the House and Hayden in the Senate were of sound mind and body when they retired.

Feinstein will probably make it to 2024, but if she tries to run again, she will fail. I am a CA voter, and I simply cannot see her winning a term where, at its end, she would be within months of turning 98yo.

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Thank you Senator Feinstein [View all] SmallFry Apr 2022 OP

As another Floridian.. I wish just one senator had worth. Ty. Deuxcents Apr 2022 #1

YES DENVERPOPS Apr 2022 #2

Shelby and Inhofe are retiring. McTurtle is closing in on 9 years younger than Feinstein. Celerity Apr 2022 #3