In response to the Marsha Blackburn news, what do y’all think spurs Senators to randomly say “fuck it imma run for governor?”

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As we have now seen three times this upcoming cycle with Bennet, Tuberville and now Blackburn. And I’m aware of more cases in the past like Mike DeWine, Lawton Chiles and most recently Mike Braun, with sitting U.S. Senators seeking their state’s highest office. I asked one of my only friends who pays close enough attention to non presidential U.S. politics to know of such cases and his theory was sitting in the senate can get boring as governors have more potential to actually drive policy in their state, even if they’re term limited as governors and can’t run again after. But what do you all think? Is it worth leaving national politics?

Posted Aug 7, 2025, 12:18 AM UTC

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