North Dakota Sen. Dorgan Won't Seek Re-election

North Dakota Sen. Byron Dorgan stunned fellow Democrats when he decided not to seek re-election this fall and swung open a race that Republicans are convinced will help the GOP dent the Democrats' fragile majority in the Senate. Dorgan's announcement Tuesday means Democrats will have to defend open Senate seats in at least four states in what could be a challenging election year. Anti-incumbent sentiment is brewing among voters, and the party in power typically gets blamed for the county's troubles. North Dakota Republican Gov. John Hoeven -- who has won his last two elections with more than 70 percent of the vote -- appeared ready to jump into the 2010 race. The three-term governor had shrugged off questions about challenging Dorgan, but said Tuesday he was considering a run "very seriously." "I expect we'll announce our intentions here within a couple of weeks," Hoeven, 52, told The Associated Press...read more

Wonder what his polling results were. Apparently not good.