Sen. Allard Won't Seek 3rd Term

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Edited to update

Colorado Republican Sen. Wayne Allard said Monday he will not run for re-election in 2008 but will honor a pledge he made in 1996 to serve only two terms.

``Today, I'm announcing that I will honor my term limits pledge to the people of Colorado,'' he said.

The decision sets up a wide-open race. Allard's seat was once considered safe for the GOP, but Colorado voters have shown a penchant lately for replacing Republicans with Democrats.

Democrats see the race as a chance to pick up another vote in Congress after wresting two House seats and a Senate seat from Republicans the past two years. Republicans hope to stanch a long series of losses, including both houses of the state Legislature and the governor's office.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,,-6347128,00.html

Allard bows out, setting off skirmish
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_5017981

[SaveElmer]

1. Who's on deck for the Republicans there?

Udall sure looks good right now!

[KingofNewOrleans]

3. I hope Tancredo runs

for the Repubs. Easy pickins!

[salin]

5. isn't he making noises about running for pres?

he would be easy to beat.

[salin]

2. any chance Hart might consider running to return to the Senate?

[speedoo]

4. Too bad. He would have been easy to beat.

Such a freakin' slug. :puke:

Anyway, good riddance.

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

6. This looks like a good pickup

Colorado is trending blue -- and should be solidly blue by '08.

[DearAbby]

7. Good Riddance to Rubber Stamper Allard

He was one of the "pod people" who parroted and rubber stamped everything he was told. Glad to see the backside of that one. Now to work on filling that seat with a strong Democrat. Colorado is turning a bluer shade of purple. :)

[karynnj]

8. Couldn't happen to a nicer guy

The first time I ever heard of him - other than a name in the roll call was when he broke Senate rules by (to steal the phrase of a Duer) he forgot he was on the Senate floor, not Fox News and attacked Kerry's positions.

As the only weapon now allowed in the Senate is words, this was a mistake as Kerry's smack down (all within Senate rules) was awesome.