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WhiskeyGrinder

(23,850 posts) Fri Feb 9, 2018, 11:00 AM Feb 2018

U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan (DFL) won't run for re-election in 8th District

http://www.startribune.com/nolan-won-t-run-for-re-election/473572863/

U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan said Friday that he will not run for re-election when his term ends in 2018.

"Now is the time for me to pass the baton to the next generation," Nolan said in a statement announcing his retirement.

Nolan, 74, has won two tough re-election battles in his northeastern Minnesota district since his election in 2012.

After a months-long dalliance with a run for governor in 2018, Nolan announced last summer that he would run for re-election in the Eighth Congressional District.

In a one-page statement issued Friday, he promised to "finish strong" the remaining months of his term.

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U.S. Rep. Rick Nolan (DFL) won't run for re-election in 8th District (Original Post) WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 OP

The article doesnt clarify, but Nolan is a Dem. spooky3 Feb 2018 #1

Good point, added. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #3

I'm glad he spared the state from the spoiled frat boy Stuart Mills. trotsky Feb 2018 #2

Disagree. I appreciated having his experience and seniority representing me, which really could WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #4

Fair point, to be sure. trotsky Feb 2018 #5

I'm not a fan. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #6

I've seen some chitchat that his daughter, who has been living with advanced lung cancer for several WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #7

Jeff Anderson, Joe Radinovich, Kirsten Kennedy, maybe Tony Lourey, maybe Michelle Lee (hee!)... WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #8

Maybe Metsa, who got a shoutout from Anderson when he said he wasn't running. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #10

Stewart Mills the Third says he's not running. Daudt still might but increasingly probably not, so WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2018 #9

Metsa's in. WhiskeyGrinder Mar 2018 #11

spooky3

(36,204 posts)

1. The article doesnt clarify, but Nolan is a Dem.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Fri Feb 9, 2018, 11:03 AM

Feb 2018

WhiskeyGrinder

(23,850 posts)

3. Good point, added.

Reply to spooky3 (Reply #1)

Fri Feb 9, 2018, 11:05 AM

Feb 2018

trotsky

(49,533 posts)

2. I'm glad he spared the state from the spoiled frat boy Stuart Mills.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Fri Feb 9, 2018, 11:04 AM

Feb 2018

But I respect his decision. Time for some new blood.

WhiskeyGrinder

(23,850 posts)

4. Disagree. I appreciated having his experience and seniority representing me, which really could

Reply to trotsky (Reply #2)

Fri Feb 9, 2018, 11:06 AM

Feb 2018

have paid off if a blue wave were to come in 2018.

trotsky

(49,533 posts)

5. Fair point, to be sure.

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Reply #4)

Fri Feb 9, 2018, 11:09 AM

Feb 2018

I know former Duluth mayor Don Ness has kind of removed himself from politics but I should would love to see him throw his hat in the ring.

WhiskeyGrinder

(23,850 posts)

6. I'm not a fan.

Reply to trotsky (Reply #5)

Fri Feb 9, 2018, 11:10 AM

Feb 2018

I'd rather see Jeff Anderson step forward.

WhiskeyGrinder

(23,850 posts)

7. I've seen some chitchat that his daughter, who has been living with advanced lung cancer for several

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Fri Feb 9, 2018, 11:35 AM

Feb 2018

years, has taken a turn for the worse recently. That makes the timing of this make more sense to me.

WhiskeyGrinder

(23,850 posts)

8. Jeff Anderson, Joe Radinovich, Kirsten Kennedy, maybe Tony Lourey, maybe Michelle Lee (hee!)...

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Sat Feb 10, 2018, 01:02 PM

Feb 2018

any other names popping up?

WhiskeyGrinder

(23,850 posts)

10. Maybe Metsa, who got a shoutout from Anderson when he said he wasn't running.

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Wed Feb 28, 2018, 02:42 PM

Feb 2018

WhiskeyGrinder

(23,850 posts)

9. Stewart Mills the Third says he's not running. Daudt still might but increasingly probably not, so

Reply to WhiskeyGrinder (Original post)

Wed Feb 28, 2018, 02:42 PM

Feb 2018

it looks like Stauber will have clear sailing while the DFL fights among themselves and has to deal with Skip Sandman on the outside.

WhiskeyGrinder

(23,850 posts)

11. Metsa's in.

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Thu Mar 1, 2018, 09:49 AM

Mar 2018

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