 Image from a quicklink (Image by Unknown Owner) Details DMCA | Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, often considered the most moderate Republican senator, won't be seeking reelection, according to a statement she posted to Facebook. Snowe, who is 65 years old, said in a statement her health played no part in her decision, and as a Hotline report from last year noted, she was likely to be the target of both Democrats and more conservative Republicans upset with her history of making deals with Democrats, so that was bound to be a tough race. In her statement, she says she thinks she would have won reelection but just didn't want to serve in such a partisan chamber: I have had to consider is how productive an additional term would be. Unfortunately, I do not realistically expect the partisanship of recent years in the Senate to change over the short term. So at this stage of my tenure in public service, I have concluded that I am not prepared... |
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