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You may or may not have heard that Obama is considering Sen. Judd Gregg (R-NH) as Commerce Secretary. I've don't believe I've made it any secret that I would like to see him lose his seat in the next election, so seeing him go to the cabinet is fine. The Huffington Post has posted an article about Gov. Lynch possibly replacing Gregg with another Republican instead of a Democrat. If Lynch appoints a Democrat, that's 60 Senate seats for Democrats, making it a veto-proof Senate. That's a huge deal for the Democrats. As the Huffington Post points out, if Lynch appoints a Republican in his place, that could upset a lot of Democrats.
I say go for it. Lynch has already announced he is not running for re-election in 2010. That makes him a possible candidate for Gregg;s Senate seat. As it is Gregg will have a tough fight if he stays in the Senate and has to face Gregg. If Lynch is planning to run for Senate, it's in his best interest to appoint a Republican because 1) if he appoints a Democrat to fill the seat he's not likely to be able to run for the seat because it would be bad to pull out an incumbent even if for an awesome candidate like Lynch, and 2) if he appoints a Republican he would face a lesser known opponent than the repeat incumbent Gregg and his chances of winning that election are even better.
Lynch has a reputation for being not only an extremely popular Governor but also very post-partisan. He has a reputation in this state for working with anyone to better the state, and appointing a moderate Republican only fits that reputation and also greatly helps his chances for getting into and keeping the Senate seat for the Democrats, which really while it delays a veto-proof Senate it makes the possibility for maintaining a veto-proof Senate much better.
I'd like to see Lynch appoint a moderate Republican to replace Gregg and then run for the seat and win in 2010. I think he's been a great Governor and his post-partisan approach is really what the Senate and federal government need.
I say go for it. Lynch has already announced he is not running for re-election in 2010. That makes him a possible candidate for Gregg;s Senate seat. As it is Gregg will have a tough fight if he stays in the Senate and has to face Gregg. If Lynch is planning to run for Senate, it's in his best interest to appoint a Republican because 1) if he appoints a Democrat to fill the seat he's not likely to be able to run for the seat because it would be bad to pull out an incumbent even if for an awesome candidate like Lynch, and 2) if he appoints a Republican he would face a lesser known opponent than the repeat incumbent Gregg and his chances of winning that election are even better.
Lynch has a reputation for being not only an extremely popular Governor but also very post-partisan. He has a reputation in this state for working with anyone to better the state, and appointing a moderate Republican only fits that reputation and also greatly helps his chances for getting into and keeping the Senate seat for the Democrats, which really while it delays a veto-proof Senate it makes the possibility for maintaining a veto-proof Senate much better.
I'd like to see Lynch appoint a moderate Republican to replace Gregg and then run for the seat and win in 2010. I think he's been a great Governor and his post-partisan approach is really what the Senate and federal government need.
