Weirdness abounds…

On Wednesday, I spoke with a few House members after they cast their last vote of the day. I ran into Vic Snyder for the first time. He was walking to his car to catch a flight home. I had heard something about him facing an uphill battle for re-election, and after I introduced myself, I dropped a hint. (The following is paraphrased; I didn’t record our conversation.)

Stark: “Oh, man. Vic Snyder. Man, you are in really big trouble…”

Snyder: “Huh? what are you talking about?”

Stark: “Winning re-election. Things are looking pretty ugly back home, huh?”

Snyder: “Oh… whatever… I’m not worrying about that.”

Stark: “Well, I think it sucks. I’m a progressive reporter up here, interested in good guys keeping their seats… So if you think there’s anything worth me reporting, I hope you’ll remember me and let me know.”

Of course, yesterday FDL/SurveyUSA released their poll and within hours, Snyder announced he wouldn’t be running again.

After I got done chatting with Snyder (the talk was brief; he was hurrying to catch his plane), I crossed the street and talked with Shadegg. of course, the next day Shadegg announced his retirement.

So who should I talk to next?