Which of these fossils up for reelection in 2016 are going to retire?
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Question: How many of these bags of bones are finally going to call it quits? (current age in parenthesis)
#1
Chuck Grassley (81)		  
#2
Richard Shelby (80)		  
#3
Barbara Mikulski (78)		  
#4
John McCain (78)		  
#5
Harry Reid (74)		  
#6
Patrick Leahy (74)		  
#7
Barbara Boxer (73)		  
#8
Dan Coats (71)		  
#9
Johny Isakson (69)		  
#10
Richard Blumenthal (68)		  
#11
Ron Wyden (65)		  
#12
Roy Blunt (64)		  
#13
Patty Murray (64)		  
#14
Chuck Schumer (63)		  
#15
John Boozman (63)		  
#16
Mike Crapo (63)		  
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« on: November 08, 2014, 02:41:23 AM »
I know some people like Grassley and McCain have indicated they are running again but senators renege on these types of things all the time. I included all of the ones that will be 65 on election day 2016.
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« Reply #1 on: November 08, 2014, 02:48:22 AM »
If you are a Senator and feel you have six good years left in you there is little reason to quit (unless you have some family issues), So Senators that pass 75 during their next term is a more relevant group. Most people stay fairly healthy to their mid 70s if they live privileged lifes. All the younger ones (less than 70 on election day) are likely to run again.
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« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2014, 06:22:12 AM »
Anyone in their late sixties can squeeze out a couple more terms. The only one that I can seriously see retiring due to lack of announcement is Mikulski
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« Reply #3 on: November 08, 2014, 06:25:47 AM »
I would hardly call Senators in their early-to-mid sixties "fossils."
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« Reply #4 on: November 08, 2014, 06:41:31 AM »
I would hardly call Barbara Mikulski a "bag of bones".
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« Reply #5 on: November 08, 2014, 12:16:12 PM »
Jesus Christ, Isakson really has aged, hasn't he?
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