Longtime Delaware US Sen. Tom Carper Won't
Seek Reelection in 2024
Posted By: NorthernDog, 5/23/2023 1:33:32 PM
U.S. Sen. Tom Carper is not planning to seek reelection to represent Delaware for six more years in Washington, D.C. The four-term Democrat announced Monday that he wouldn't seek reelection in 2024. The now 76-year-old first won election to the U.S. Senate in 2000. Carper's announcement paves the way for a wide-open contest for the seat he has held since 2001 in heavily-blue Delaware. It also ensures that his unblemished record of never having lost an election during more than four decades in politics remains intact. "If I ran for a fifth term in the Senate and won, it would
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work restrictions 25 replies
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shorts to Senate news conference: 'No excuse' 23 replies
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Goodbye, Minnesota
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Which is why I am so sad that I will not be attending baseball games thanks to the irresponsible management of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Major League Baseball, following the team’s blatant attack
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Your sin bill’ 19 replies
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On Tuesday, a U-Haul crashed into a barricade outside the White House grounds. Immediately, speculation that the driver was a “white supremacist” after a Nazi flag was allegedly pulled from the wreck. In fact, the flag was spread out and displayed for reporters by the FBI agents on the scene.
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Would be a great job for Hunter. He could carry on all the family traditions.