Roll Call has the scoop: crumb-bum Republican Rep. Bill Young won’t announce his plans until the late spring of next year.
Rep. Bill Young (R-Fla.) remains quiet on his 2008 re-election plans, confirming Wednesday that any announcement on whether he will seek a 20th term likely will not be made until late next spring. […]Despite the 76-year-old Congressman’s declaration, strategists in both parties have become increasingly convinced that he will choose to end his Capitol Hill career – potentially jeopardizing another Republican-held House seat. But until he says definitively what he will do, an air of suspended animation hangs over the campaign, with no contenders willing to step forward.
Federal candidates in Florida have until May 2 to register for the state’s Aug. 26 primary.
I bet he heads for the exit and pulls the ripcord. My advice to state Sen. Charlie Justice, the Democrat most heavily rumored to enter the race if Young retires? Enter soon and get a head start. This D+1 seat will be ripe for the picking to a strong campaign.
We can win this seat, Young or not. If Young is waiting because he thinks Democrats won’t get a strong candidate to oppose him without knowing if he retires or not, he nees to be taught a lesson.
He should’ve learn from his former colleague, Clay Shaw, and we cannot be intimidated by long serving Republicans who seem to think they’re unbeatable.
I’ve posted on this at FlaPolitics.com
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While this announcment surprised me, as I would think a retirement would have come sooner, all signs are still pointing to a retirement. Either way, Democrats have a great shot at winning this seat in 2008.