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Dem Congressman McNulty Retiring
Congressman Michael McNulty (D-NY) will reportedly announce his retirement from the House at the end of this term. McNulty was first elected from his solidly Democratic district in 1988, and it is not expected to be a swing seat next year.
On possibility for the retirement, according to the Associated Press, is that McNulty survived childhood polio and has been suffering from apparent mobility problems in recent years.
McNulty becomes the first Congressional Democrat this cycle to retire, compared to the much higher number of Republicans who are stepping down. The other two open Democratic House seats are those of Mark Udall (CO) and Tom Allen (ME), who are running for the Senate. Those seats are also expected to remain safely in the Dem column.
Democrats really have nothing to worry about here, and the race-to-race situation is great for them. Check out Campaign Diaries's detailed House Rankings.
October 26, 2007 1:02 PM | Reply | Permalink
It's not really an apples and oranges situation here with McNulty's retirement. I believe McNulty is retiring because of health issues.
October 28, 2007 10:30 AM | Reply | Permalink
McNulty is my congressman. I visited him a month ago to ask him why Dem. leaders in the House won't defund the Iraq War - - use the rules and kill Bush's supplementals in committee. His response was astounding. He was immediately defensive, thinking I was accusing HIM of not acting to end the war. Then he repeated the same old mantra of "We don't have the votes to end it." Then he jumped to Speaker Pelosi's defense, saying she is beset by Blue Dog problems. I think he is going nuts, so it's probably a good time for him to retire.
October 29, 2007 9:04 AM | Reply | Permalink
He was my old Congressman. Needless to say, I can't wait to see who Stroller and Bowers have lined up to take the seat. There has to be some good progressive or old line Laborer who could win this incredibly democratic district.
October 29, 2007 9:10 AM | Reply | Permalink