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« on: December 06, 2012, 10:36:22 AM »
He's becoming President of the Heritage Foundation, breaking on Politico.
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« Reply #1 on: December 06, 2012, 10:38:10 AM »
How will he be replaced?  Special election or appointment?
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« Reply #2 on: December 06, 2012, 10:38:55 AM »
Appointment, I believe.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2012/12/06/jim-demint-leaving-the-senate/?hpid=z1
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« Reply #3 on: December 06, 2012, 10:44:28 AM »
Lol.
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« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2012, 10:48:17 AM »
To run the Heritage Foundation.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2012/12/06/jim-demint-leaving-the-senate/
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« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2012, 10:48:38 AM »
Wow, that actually is really surprising. It'll also mean that two seats are up in SC in 2014 then.
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« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2012, 10:54:41 AM »
Well that was unexpected. Is there any Dem in the wings that could potentially get elected to the now-open seat?
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« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2012, 10:58:19 AM »
Team Alvin Greene
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« Reply #8 on: December 06, 2012, 11:00:45 AM »
Quote from: Zioneer on December 06, 2012, 10:54:41 AM
Well that was unexpected. Is there any Dem in the wings that could potentially get elected to the now-open seat?
My understanding is that the Dems have a very weak bench in SC (as well as Georgia).  Remember, they sent Alvin Greene to run for Senator because he was first alphabetically. 
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« Reply #9 on: December 06, 2012, 11:01:40 AM »
Wow.
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« Reply #10 on: December 06, 2012, 11:02:45 AM »
Holy crap!
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« Reply #11 on: December 06, 2012, 11:09:29 AM »

I guess the only question is which one of the 4 tea party freshman gets the seat.
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« Reply #12 on: December 06, 2012, 11:13:24 AM »
Give us Tim Scott!
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« Reply #13 on: December 06, 2012, 11:16:05 AM »
A sad, sad, sad day for Democrats nationwide.
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« Reply #14 on: December 06, 2012, 11:16:08 AM »
Thank merciful God.  I mean, the replacement might end up being just as conservative, but still, thanks for making my day a little better.
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« Reply #15 on: December 06, 2012, 11:16:39 AM »
Happy day for Lindsey Graham - let the circular firing squad start without him.
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« Reply #16 on: December 06, 2012, 11:18:02 AM »
Quote from: Zioneer on December 06, 2012, 10:54:41 AM
Well that was unexpected. Is there any Dem in the wings that could potentially get elected to the now-open seat?

If Mulvaney is appointed, Vince Shaheen could make the open House seat competitive.
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« Reply #17 on: December 06, 2012, 11:20:20 AM »
Wow. I wonder if this implies something is happening in the fiscal cliff negotiations...
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« Reply #18 on: December 06, 2012, 11:26:28 AM »

Demint wants Scott to get the seat.
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« Reply #19 on: December 06, 2012, 11:32:33 AM »
Quote from: Slave to a Heart That Strays on December 06, 2012, 11:20:20 AM
Wow. I wonder if this implies something is happening in the fiscal cliff negotiations...

Or a combination of "ka-ching" and the prospects for filibuster reform taking away the fun of his job...
http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2012/12/06/jim_demint_to_run_heritage_foundation_he_ll_probably_get_a_huge_raise.html
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« Reply #20 on: December 06, 2012, 11:39:49 AM »
DeMint deserves the Heritage Foundation job, and the Heritage Foundation job deserves DeMint. Congratulations all around.
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« Reply #21 on: December 06, 2012, 11:40:48 AM »
He says his constituents will understand that being a senator was never going to be his career - but could he at least finish the term they elected him to? It's painfully obvious that being head of the Heritage Foundation pays more and he doesn't really care about his constituents.
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« Reply #22 on: December 06, 2012, 11:47:40 AM »

Hear hear.

Also, apparently Ryan was offered this first but he declined. No secret as to why.
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« Reply #23 on: December 06, 2012, 12:10:57 PM »
That's all good but I wonder if Haley and her electorate can find somebody even more disturbed.
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« Reply #24 on: December 06, 2012, 12:12:57 PM »
Sen. Tim Scott. Cheesy
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