BREAKING NEWS: HOEVEN TO RUN FOR DORGAN’S SEAT
I just posted something about Paul Ryan’s endorsment of Marco Rubio. I said that it was likely the biggest news item of the day. There’s no arguing now that that’s just one of the big stories breaking today. This news report is bigger:
North Dakota Republican party chairman Gary Emineth told POLITICO that he spoke with Hoeven’s senior staff soon after learning of Dorgan’s retirement, and they informed him that Hoeven is preparing to jump in the Senate race once he deals with family issues back home.
“I expect Gov. Hoeven to get in, and he’s going to work through personal issues relating to his family, but I would be shocked if he’s not in the Senate race soon,” Emineth said. “He’s been showing signs of running and getting things cued up in preparation for a decision. It’s inevitable, and the decision by Dorgan showed he was expecting Governor Hoeven to get into the race.”
Coupling Gov. Hoeven’s apparent announcement with Sen. Dorgan’s surprise retirement announcement and what you’re looking at is a GOP pickup.
It’s impossible for me to think that Sen. Dorgan didn’t know that Gov. Hoeven was getting in. Once Sen. Dorgan reached that conclusion, it didn’t take him long to figure out he’d get drubbed by Gov. Hoeven.
Count North Dakota as a GOP pickup. It’s just that simple.
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Cross-posted at LetFreedomRingBlog