Corker 'Listening Closely' As Some Have Encouraged Him To Reconsider Retiring

[Julian Englis]

Source: NPR

Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., has been uncharacteristically mum this week when asked to comment on reports that he may change his mind about retiring this year.

"I don't really have anything to say," Corker told NPR Monday evening. But on Tuesday evening a spokeswoman suggested Corker could be rethinking his decision to retire.

"In recent days, people across Tennessee have reached out to Senator Corker with concerns about the outcome of this election because they believe it could determine control of the Senate and the future of our agenda," Micah Johnson, a Corker spokeswoman said in a statement provided to NPR. "The senator has been encouraged to reconsider his decision and is listening closely."

Reports surfaced over the weekend, first by CNN, that some forces within the GOP were prodding Corker to reconsider over concerns that an open-seat race could deliver an upset Democratic victory in this year's midterm elections.

Read more: https://www.npr.org/2018/02/13/585376134/corker-listening-closely-as-some-have-encouraged-him-to-reconsider-retiring

[mountain grammy]

1. Yeah bob, you can get so much richer.

[Angry Dragon]

2. Is he one that has made millions off his job and insider trading??

[Julian Englis]

4. No, he's the one that made millions of the last minute changes to the tax bill n/t

[paleotn]

3. He'll lose the primary.

He's not stupid, so he's not getting back in. Too many burned bridges with the psycho caucus. Blackheart will beat him. The die is cast.

[Hermit-The-Prog]

5. but the battle

It'd be great to see the battle between crazy Blackburn supporters and greedy Corker supporters. They are not the perfect overlap, so there would be some nastiness. It could result in TN voters concluding there's only one sane choice.