Many politicians stick around until they are no longer able to hold office anymore, but not all. He'll be retiring from politics at 68, having served 18 years in elected federal office and 25 years in total elected office.
We're in an era where senators' primary day job is confirming executive nominees and making last minute votes to avoi…
Many politicians stick around until they are no longer able to hold office anymore, but not all. He'll be retiring from politics at 68, having served 18 years in elected federal office and 25 years in total elected office.
We're in an era where senators' primary day job is confirming executive nominees and making last minute votes to avoid government shutdowns or debt limit implosions (where all the details are decided by someone else). Why stick around to do boring work that any other decent democrat can do basically the same thing and he can go enjoy retirement?
For this whole decade 2026 is the most promising one for a democrat in a swing seat/state to retire. Obviously we don't know the outcome yet, but nobody does when they're deciding whether or not to retire. It's as good a bet as he can count on to give his successor a better chance of being another democrat.
Many politicians stick around until they are no longer able to hold office anymore, but not all. He'll be retiring from politics at 68, having served 18 years in elected federal office and 25 years in total elected office.
We're in an era where senators' primary day job is confirming executive nominees and making last minute votes to avoid government shutdowns or debt limit implosions (where all the details are decided by someone else). Why stick around to do boring work that any other decent democrat can do basically the same thing and he can go enjoy retirement?
For this whole decade 2026 is the most promising one for a democrat in a swing seat/state to retire. Obviously we don't know the outcome yet, but nobody does when they're deciding whether or not to retire. It's as good a bet as he can count on to give his successor a better chance of being another democrat.
I think I'd make the same decision if I were him.