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Ex-lawmakers line up to run for old jobs in 2010 election

10:12 AM 04/03/2010
Pat McMahon

If this is an election year that’s supposed to bring a political sea change, why are so many ex-lawmakers dusting off their campaign signs and running to get their old jobs back?

Former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich this week became the latest ousted official to throw his hat back in the ring. The Republican — whose single term was marked by bitter clashes with the Maryland press and Democratic legislature — is expected next week to launch what will surely be a nasty rematch against Democratic Gov. Martin O’Malley, who beat him in 2006.

Ehrlich will become at least the fifth ex-governor to try for a sequel this year — along with former Republican Gov. Terry Branstad of Iowa and former Democratic Govs. Jerry Brown of California, Roy Barnes of Georgia and John Kitzhaber of Oregon. Former Republican Sen. Dan Coats is bidding for his former seat in Indiana. And former Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee is running as an independent for governor in Rhode Island.

The Democrats appear to be facing a tougher battle to reclaim their seats. But for Republican ex-officials, the motivation seems clear:

They might actually win this year.

Full story: FOXNews.com – Ex-Lawmakers Line Up to Run for Old Jobs in 2010 Election

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  • tomdoff

    Imagine The Dummy’s (aka ‘G.W.’) surprise when they told him about this ‘Political Restoration’ plan after they sobered him up this past Good Friday. And then he discovered that a ‘Negro Non-Citizen’ had his old job.

    • tomdoff

      It was no consolation when Cheney pointed-out it was ‘His own fault, for proving that ‘Anyone could become President”.

  • thebigodoopedu2

    Anything is better than they have..Calif is a cesspool.

  • sunnyr

    It’s time to buy Governor Moonbeam a fishing pole and send him out to the Pond. He is washed up and California is in dire need of NEW BLOOD! A person who knows how to meet a payroll and deal with profit and loss is Meg Whitman, former CEO of Ebay.

  • adamincalifornia

    Jerry Brown has now been on every side of every issue.

    The Democratic Party in California seems so intent on demonstrating its absolute dominance here in California that they picked the very worst candidate they could to run as Governor.

    • patrick

      Adam- I don’t live in Kalifornia. Is there a realization there that entitlements, especially education, must be cut? Is there talk about allowing simple majorities to pass legislation instead of 66%? This allows a lot of power for earmarks to fringe legislators. Is there any hope for you to get a leader, from either party, that advocates these things? without them I fear you are in for a lot more trouble.

  • tomdoff

    OMG! Republican optimism for 2010 is running so high that Dick-Head Cheney is reportedly putting out feelers to see if there isn’t some obscure political post that he could run his puppet, The Dummy, aka ‘G.W.’, for, in order that he, Cheney, could once again have a ‘Bully Pulpit’ from which he would be paid attention, and from which he could, once again, spread his diabolic, fascist philosophy. At last report, Dick-head was trying to bribe Homer Feeble, the Boise ‘Stray Animal Enforcement Officer’, into relinquishing his post in favor of the ex-president. So far, with no success.