Neither can win their race in their respective state. For Dodd, it helps keep a Democratic Sen from CT; For Dorgan, it likely gives ND over to the GOP. Now they can vote their party and not represent their constituents and then stay in DC and make $3MM+ annually as lobbyists.
My point is that these guys have done the dirty work for their Party and have now become unelectable. They're stepping aside so the DNC and the State Party Leaderships can find someone more palatable to the local electorate. For example, the most popular politician right now in CT is AG Richard Blumenthal, who is a Democrat. Get used to Senator Blumenthal. For the record, I expect this same thing to happen in Nevada with Harry Reid. We're going to get some bullshit story about how being Majority Leader was just too much and he's exhausted, therefore he's going to retire. I'll bet that Pennsylvania's Arlen Specter is going to have health related issues pop up again, and just won't be able to continue. Now is the time for these maggots to cash in that they've taken the fall to push their Party's platform forward at the expense of their own seat. Watch carefully the positions these people fall into after they've retired.
don't you think that if they ran again, the democrats would try to elect someone more palpable in the primaries?
Because being a Senator isn't about money. Those morons pull down less than $200K a year, which is a pittance compared to what they could make and which is actually tough to live on if you have to live in DC and keep a residence in your home state. Like I said, watch where these people end up. The new Government job is all about being paid on the back end.
