California Voice: Romney’s Senate exit marks an end to the bipartisanship Washington desperately needs

Commentary: Romney’s Senate exit marks an end to the bipartisanship Washington desperately needs

Mitt Romney delivered his farewell speech before the U.S. Senate in early December. It isn’t hyperbole to say it marked the end of an era. Romney’s time in public service, which has spanned well over two decades, will be considered historic — he is the only American to serve as governor of one state and senator for another, as well as presidential nominee for a major political party. But perhaps more important, Romney’s departure, along with oth…

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U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin, I-W.Va., is leaving the Senate on Jan. 3, 2025 after 13 years. He remains stalwart that he's always done the best he can for West Virginians, but is frustrated by political divisiveness that has polarized America's two-party system. Gazette-Mail investigative reporter Mike Tony conducts a sort of "exit interview" with the Mountain State's senior senator.

California Voice: Romney’s Senate exit marks an end to the bipartisanship Washington desperately needs

Mitt Romney delivered his farewell speech before the U.S. Senate in early December. It isn’t hyperbole to say it marked the end of an era. Romney’s time in public service, which has spanned well over two decades, will be considered historic — he is the only American to serve as governor of one state and senator for another, as well as presidential nominee for a major political party. But perhaps more important, Romney’s departure, along with oth…

Romney’s exit marks an end to the bipartisanship Washington desperately needs

The departure of the former Massachusetts governor from public service is a significant blow to the political middle.