Despite being caught kvetching like a major league douchebag at the Dulles airport a few days ago, it looks like the week is ending on a positive note for Diaper Dave Vitter, as yet another potential primary challenger has removed his name from consideration:
Family Research Council president Tony Perkins has decided not to challenge [Vitter] in next year’s Republican primary.
“I am grateful for those who’ve encouraged me to consider returning to elected office, but this is not the right time,” wrote Perkins in a letter to state party chairman Roger Villere. “Along those lines, I would like members of the State Central Committee to know that I support Senator David Vitter’s bid for reelection in 2010.”
With Perkins out, Secretary of State Jay Dardenne may be our last hope for a major R-on-R battle here… and somehow I suspect that the odds of such a cage match occurring are getting slimmer.
Meanwhile, for Team Blue, Cillizza brings up a new potential candidate whose name has escaped my notice until now: Baton Rouge-area state Sen. Rob Marionneaux.