Breaking: Georgia's Isakson to resign from Senate at end of 2019

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Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution

By Greg Bluestein

Republican U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson said Wednesday he was stepping down from office at the end of 2019 as he struggles with Parkinson’s disease, setting up two elections for U.S. Senate in Georgia in 2020.

A four-decade veteran of Georgia politics, Isakson has served in the U.S. Senate since 2005.

He won his third term in 2016 by a comfortable margin and isn’t up for re-election until 2022.

“In my 40 years in elected office, I have always put my constituents and my state of Georgia first,” Isakson said in a statement. “With the mounting health challenges I am facing, I have concluded that I will not be able to do the job over the long term in the manner the citizens of Georgia deserve. It goes against every fiber of my being to leave in the middle of my Senate term, but I know it’s the right thing to do on behalf of my state.”

Read more: https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/breaking-georgia-isakson-resign-from-senate/enj87JHOCYzQmQu0Pj3cnK/

[Watchfoxheadexplodes]

1. Like bowling pins

Trump not only has to worry about his election lol

[CottonBear]

2. Wow! Great news for this Georgia Democrat!

I want to free Georgia from the current Republican dictatorship.

[gademocrat7]

16. Yes it is!

I stand with you!

[Dennis Donovan]

3. Paging Stacey Abrams!!

[marble falls]

4. Great call!

[Dennis Donovan]

5. She would be perfect!!

[Dave Starsky]

6. Stacey Abrams, white courtesy telephone please...

That is simply outstanding.

[cstanleytech]

7. It would be nice if she would run and then win the seat.

[MissMillie]

13. I absolutely love her

But she's started a great initiative for voting rights, and I think it may not bode well for her if she were to back out of that for a run.

(In fact, I'm willing to bet Isakson waited for her to make a decision regarding a run for the Senate, before he decided to retire.)

[cstanleytech]

20. Decisions can be changed given new information such as his announcement.

[MissMillie]

22. Of course they can

I would just hate for her to be labeled a "flip-flopper."

I really do like what she has signed up to do. It is important work, and it may even be useful in electing a Democrat to Isakson's seat.

I think if she were to run, her opponent may use her abandonment of that cause against her.

[cstanleytech]

25. Oh, I suspect she is capable of both being able to run for office and still work to advance voting

rights for others and if she should win she could do it as well except she would have more power to actually try and do so.

[demmiblue]

14. Statement from her spokesperson:

Link to tweet

[LincolnRossiter]

17. Bah humbug. Would have been great to see her run for the seat.

Hopefully she'll reconsider.

[Princetonian]

24. She's expecting to be vetted for VP.

[DinahMoeHum]

8. Methinks Isakson also sees the writing on the wall in Washington.

Tee hee hee.

[BlueIdaho]

9. Parkinson's is a horrible disease.

I wish his family well.

[Crafty Girl]

15. Yes.

My dad had it.

[BlueIdaho]

27. My heart goes out to you...

It took a dear friend of mine.

[murielm99]

30. I am sorry.

It is indeed a terrible disease. A few years ago, we lost a good Congressman in an adjoining district. His name was Lane Evans.

[Rhiannon12866]

32. I'm so sorry, too. My aunt also had it, just lost her a few weeks ago.

I agree that it's terrible. And welcome to DU.

[MissMillie]

21. Indeed

My brother has it. Thus far he is managing fairly well.

[BlueIdaho]

28. They are making breakthroughs all the time.

I wish your brother - and all around him well.

[brooklynite]

10. Just to be clear...

This will allow Brian Kemp to appoint a replacement.

[BumRushDaShow]

11. I hope that Stacy can run for that

Am not sure how they handle the seat in the interim (appointment until a special election)?

[turbinetree]

12. So this jerk is going to get health care at everyone expense

his voting record was............................

https://www.ontheissues.org/Social/Johnny_Isakson_Health_Care.htm

and he thinks a means test for Medicare Part D was just fine and dandy for example...................fucking deplorable........................good fucking riddance............................

[redstateblues]

18. Guess who is still Governor. How do we keep them from stealing this one too?

[RT Atlanta]

19. Parkinson is really taking a toll on him....

And in my view he has overstayed his welcome.

His resignation will give feces hurling 'Brine' (note: this is how you pronounce "Brian" with a deep southern drawl) Kemp an opportunity to replace Johnny with a tea bagger cut from Brine's same mold.

[Maxheader]

23. Use every tactic to get those seats,.. democrats...

every bush league trick..every conniving, dirty mudslinging trick

but do it with style....

[IronLionZion]

26. Blue wave needs to take Georgia next

[MRDAWG]

29. Here in Ga it will be hard to win with tRump on the ballot. **

!

[onetexan]

31. not so sure about that, the Idiot's net approval is a 2 in Georgia

and a -1 in NC & FL.

https://morningconsult.com/tracking-trump-2/