First Read: “Finally, last night’s result could very well scare off a handful of GOP incumbents who are on the fence about running in 2018. The good news for Republicans is that many filing deadlines have already passed. The bad news is that one or two more GOP retirements in semi-competitive districts could end up proving decisive in November’s race for control of Congress. That’s maybe why Republicans have been spinning the results so much — essentially saying, ‘Hey, last night wasn’t THAT bad’ — so they can prevent more retirements.”…
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Why? According to the President?, Paul Ryan, FOX News, and our own “not much of a Republican” prognosticator on here Lamb won because he was basically a Republican.
Apparently supporting the ACA, standing up to the NRA on background checks, opposing tax cuts for the rich and supporting Roe v Wade are all planks in the GOP platform now.
Who knew the Rockefeller Republicans not only came back from being extinct but took over the party!
Trump measures his Alternate Universe only in terms of HIMSELF…..
His record on endorsements would prove that he’s a LOSER….
As one of the cable news talking-heads (MSNBC or CNN) noted yesterday, the GOP, the RCCC and their donors spent a ton of money and air time in the Pa 18th blasting Lamb as no conservative and the far-left, out-of-touch tool of Nancy Pelosi.
Now they’re spinning by saying that both candidates ran as conservatives.
Yes DSD….
This is what has happened after Trump claimed the party….
Lies, denials and false direction stuff has become the norm for their explanation of when things do NOT go their way….
The Open Thread post says it all…
Republicans KEEP dropping like flys….
Rep. Ryan Costello (R-PA) is considering retirement, several state and national officials in GOP politics have told ABC News, a move that would boost Democratic hopes in their quest to retake control of the House.
via twitter….
270towin
@270towin
Pa. Rep. Ryan Costello announced his retirement over the weekend; district moves from toss-up to likely Democratic. He is 53rd member not seeking re-election. http://ow.ly/mu8p30j9O51
Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa) will quit Congress in a few weeks….
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Again?
They keep dropping like flies…..
Rep. Bill Flores (R-TX) announced that he will not seek another term in Congress, the fifth Texas Republican to announce his retirement ahead of next year’s elections, the Texas Tribune reports.
“Retirements often happen around long stretches of recess. The first flood of Texans came as Congress let out for August recess. House Republicans have in recent days openly acknowledged that they anticipate more retirements to come as Congress returns to Washington next week.”
Politicalwire…
I don’t want to do this job anymore….
Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI) announced he will not seek reelection, The Hill reports.
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: “The 76-year-old congressman has long represented the GOP’s geographic base in Wisconsin — the suburban, exurban and rural communities north and west of Milwaukee County that historically turn out in droves for Republican candidates and provide a large share of the party’s activists and political leaders.”
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Rep. Susan Davis (D-CA) announced Wednesday that she is not running for reelection, opening up a solidly Democratic seat in San Diego, Roll Call reports.
Politicalwire…
They KEEP dropping out for next year….
Rep. Paul Cook (R-Calif.) will retire at the end of his term in 2020 and announce a run for a seat on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, the Los Angeles Times reports.
The big picture: Cook is the 18th Republican overall to retire from the House during this term, but it’s worth noting that his district remains distinctly tilted toward the GOP despite Democratic investment in the area….
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Another GOP bailout….
Rep. Francis Rooney (R-Fla.), who was the first House Republican to say he was open to consider voting to impeach President Donald Trump, announced his retirement on Saturday.
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Another GOP bailout….
Oregon Republican Rep. Greg Walden announced Monday that he will not run for reelection to a 12th term next year.
Walden, 62, said in a statement he was confident he would have won re-election, but “the time has come to pursue new challenges and opportunities.”…
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Hmmmmm?
Rep. John Shimkus (R-Ill.), who announced this summer he won’t run for reelection in 2020, said Monday night he has been asked to reconsider his decision.
In a brief interview with The Hill outside the Capitol, the 23-year veteran lawmaker declined to say whether House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) or Rep. Tom Emmer (R-Minn.), the House GOP campaign arm’s chief, had asked him to run again.
Shimkus, 61, also declined to say whether he was seriously entertaining the idea….
The Hill…
They keep jumping ship… these Republicans….
Longtime Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., announced Monday he will retire from Congress at the end of his term.
“I have decided not to be a candidate for re-election to Congress in 2020,” King, 75, said in a statement. “I made this decision after much discussion with my wife Rosemary; my son Sean; and my daughter Erin. The prime reason for my decision was that after 28 years of spending 4 days a week in Washington, D.C., it is time to end the weekly commute and be home in Seaford.”
King, who has represented a Long Island district for more than 25 years, added that retirement “was not an easy decision.”
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They just keep dropping out…..
Rep. Tom Graves (R-GA) announced that he will not seek reelection next year, becoming the 17th House Republican to announce his departure this cycle….
Politicalwire….
Add just shamed and convicted Rep. Duncan Hunter to the listed Republican House drop out….
He leaves in less than a month….
He will be replaced by a Democrat….
Pelosi gets the loss of one spot back…
Another GOP who won’t run….
I think I saw something about 104 Republicans stepping down since Trump assumed the Presidency….
Rep. Ted Yoho (R-FL) told WSKY that he would not run for reelection in 2020, honoring a pledge that he would not seek more than four terms in Congress….
Politicalwire…
Election Projection has Democrats gaining 4 more seats from next years election in total which would take Pelosi’s majority to 43 seats….
Here’s the tweet on the 104 GOPer’s dropping out….
Dave Wasserman
@Redistrict
Red exodus: when Trump was inaugurated in 2017, there were 241 Republicans in the House. Since then, 104 of them (43%) have either retired, been defeated, or are forgoing reelection in 2020.
Thanks Keith….
They just keep dropping out….
Rep. Phil Roe (R) has decided against seeking a seventh term in Congress. Dr. Roe, who served in the Army and was known both for his work on veterans’ affairs and for once saving someone from a heart attack in an airport while in Congress, was widely respected in the House and considered more of a workhorse than a show horse….
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Rep. Duncan Hunter steps down Jan. 13….