New Mexico Sen. Jeff Bingaman's Decision Not to Run is Setback for Democrats

A nice, naive, intellectual lightweight wil be gone. Its practically certain that New Mexico can do better, regardless of the party label.

The Democrats' greatest problem is their policy record of metastatic growth of the Federal government, record borrowing, record spending, record unemployment, and every performance target missed. New Federal jobs have not made Americans' lives better on the whole and have been particularly bad for those they have failed: regulators did not protect Madoff's investors, nor homeowners, nor workers, nor student achievement, nor stop the banksters' mortgage schemes. In fact, Barney Frank and Chris Dodd shouted down Republican attempts to rein the risk. Maxine Waters also chimed in, not mentioning the sweetheart deal her husband's bank was getting. I have my problems with Republicans, but on the record, no hope for Democrats.

Based on the Dems' decision to quickly become the party of no following the 2010 elections, I believe it will be less about who is running than America booting Dems simply for being Dems again.

Wait and watch. He just sees the writing on the wall. 2012, the senate is going Rep. Not necessarily because people are pro Rep, but because they are becoming more and more anti- Dem.

Three decades as a politician no wonder things are so messed up. He should have been gone years ago.

I would say republicans shouldn't count their gains just yet. We will see how the people like being played for fools in 2012. No real action on anything positive for the country and economy just culture war crap they drag around with them and roll out every election!

In my opinion he has certainly overstayed his welcome. Perhaps he can now persue a career in the real world, but of course he need not since his pension far exceeds those of us who get one week for each year worked.

Let's hope a few more Democratic Senators will see the light and decide not to run
in 2012. A Republican Senate will ensure that spending will drastically be cut, the deficit will be reduced, Obama Care will be nullified and illegal immigration and entitlements to illegals will be addressed. We need to take back our Country
before it is too late.

yes, this senator most likly has a fancy lobby, or private sector job all lined up in advance, someone he was cozy with during his six terms in the senate? so this slug will have a rich pension and health care for life and also make a suitcase full of money on the side? great job, ruin our country and then abandon ship as it all falls? seems like he has all our interests at heart all along?

He is not going to run because he knows he will lose.