Update: Ehlers To Retire
Updated at 8:40 p.m.
Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI 03) will announce his retirement at a 10 a.m. presser tomorrow morning, according to a MI-based source.
A press release from Ehler's office says the presser "follow[s] speculation about his plans to continue serving" in the House. Several GOP sources tell Hotline OnCall his wife had a heart attack last week, further lending credence to speculation he will step aside.
The 2/10 announcement will come a day after state Rep. Justin Amash (R) announced a primary challenge to Ehlers.
This Grand Rapids-based seat, under the right circumstances, is a potential pickup opportunity for Dems. In the '08 Dem wave, and with the GOP virtually conceding MI, Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) eked out a 49%-49% win over Pres. Obama in the district. But in much better times for the GOP in '04, George W. Bush won a comfortable 59-40% win over Sen. John Kerry (D-MA). The current enviro., both nationally and in MI, indicate that GOPers should be in a much safer place to hold this open seat. Ehlers, meanwhile, has never won with less than 61%.
Besides Amash, a GOP source names state Sen. Bill Hardiman (R) as a potential candidate. Hardiman, an African-American, represents a Grand Rapids-based seat in the Legislature, and was former mayor of Kentwood.
Ehlers will be the 17th House GOPer to announce plans not to run for re-election, compared to 11 Dems who have done the same.
Oh my Gosh! This is evidence that the Republican Party is failing! It's just the beginning of a Democratic tidal wave in 2010! Call Charlie Cook NOW!
I hope that everything is best for him and that the decision made is correct.
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I'm not sure where you came up with the numbers showing a McCain win over Obama in Michigan in the '08 election. Obama carried the state with 57% to McCains 41%
Whitney,
He is talking about Ehlers' district going 49-49 for McCain not the whole state.
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