IA-Sen: Latham not running

[RogueBeaver]

Nor would I. Hoping he doesn't and that Kim Reynolds runs instead.

[nolesfan2011]

if King runs, seat is lean/likely Dem, great news for Dems

[Torie]

King would have a chance if somehow it could be arranged that everyone forgets what he has said in the past, and no historical records exist to remind them.

[Zioneer]

Congratulations to Senator Braley.

[smoltchanov]

Democrats breathe much easier now.....

[Antonio the Sixth]

Ha!

[RogueBeaver]

Kim Reynolds is also considering it, but she said she'll talk with King and has no intention of entering a primary with him.

[Gamecock]

In other news, there have been reports that Karl Rove has recently fainted with no prior warning. 

[tmthforu94]

Anything is possible, but this certainly isn't great news for the GOP.

[DrScholl]

He couldn't have defeated King in the primary, King represents the Republican base and is very conservative like most of the primary electorate.

[Iosif]

I've met Steve King. He was very cordial and pleasant.

[Badger]

I've met Steve King. He was very cordial and pleasant.

Must've remembered his meds that day.

[Aliens]

King vs. Loebsack would be Iowa politics at its finest.  
But King vs. Braley is good, too; hopefully King actually decides to run.

[Miles]

Despite Branstand's support for Reynolds (if the primary were King-less) some in the state party would be unwilling to support her.

[Blackacre]

Braley and Reid are celebrating. More time and money for Dems in other states.

[Mehmentum]

Unless we're being ridiculously myopic, Republicans nominating more unelectable candidates from the hard-right is good news for neither Democrats nor the country. Cheering over this kind of thing doesn't make sense to me, particularly when we're discussing a candidate who has a non-negligible chance of actually winning.

Well it is actually good for Democrats, at least by the metric of it helps them win seats.  Without a doubt Republican's tendancy to nominate unelectable candidates is harmfull to a country.  A healthy two party system is vastly preferable to a system where there is only one rational party.

[Amenhotep Bakari-Sellers]

I dont think harkin would have retired if he thought the seat would go gop.

[Anti Democrat Democrat Club]

Unless we're being ridiculously myopic, Republicans nominating more unelectable candidates from the hard-right is good news for neither Democrats nor the country. Cheering over this kind of thing doesn't make sense to me, particularly when we're discussing a candidate who has a non-negligible chance of actually winning.

This isn't a race in Texas or Wyoming (or even Georgia, for a fact). This is a race in Iowa where a man who is basically a male Michele Bachmann is likely to win the nomination and go up against a strong Democratic candidate. I give King a 5% chance of winning against Braley.

[Mr.Phips]

Despite Branstand's support for Reynolds (if the primary were King-less) some in the state party would be unwilling to support her.

I dont think Reynolds would be a much better candidate than King anyway.  Lt. governors arent even popularly elected and nobody usually even knows who they are.