There are definitely 23, maybe 25 including Poe, but imagine, he said, like they all do, he wants to spend more time with 12 grandchildren. Has he checked with them?
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donnie promised winning!
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Was just going to post about that!
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Iâm guessing about two dozen or so will decide to spend more time with their families.
Democrats should be able to pick up at least half those seats.
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If he isnât, maybe we should bake some up and take it over to him - and then tell him the rest of the cooking and baking is left up to him!
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You ainât kidding. Look at this mess.
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I sure hope youâre right on thisâŚbutâŚcanât help but wonder what will occur if orange a$$hole keeps throwing up legislative obstacles to the ACAâŚ?
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from a trickle, to a stream to a mighty river, last night is going to dislodge a lot of Republicans not interested in the fight.
And itâs going to recruit a lot more Democratic challengers even for districts gerrymandered so tight the GOP never thought they would have to defend them.
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Leonhardt at NYT breaks it down, and ends with this prediction. Also people arenât dwelling on it but Chris Hurst in VA is the young man whose journalist girlfriend was murdered on air.
âWith all the evidence in front of us, Democrats are slight favorites to retake the U.S. House in 2018,â argues FiveThirtyEightâs Dave Wasserman.
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For decades republicans have relied on Democrats to keep them from having to fulfill their bulsh*t campaign promises and to clean up after the messes they make. Now theyâre the dog who caught the car and have no clue.
My schadenfreude is tempered by the damage theyâve done to the country and to the lives of millions of people.
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The other lesson from last night is that LGBT, non-white, and female candidates can win when they focus on persistent issues like potholes and teachers, police, and firefighters not getting a raise for years.
Sweet Jesus I love this response:
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Sure does feel like the surge of an on-coming wave - perhaps even a Tidal Wave.
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Yeah, I know some people hate it, but not me. This is the first post election morning Iâve felt good about in several years.
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sanni posted it, but I read the article and had to post exactly what he said. Karma got him. Just beautiful.
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This is as of 11/2, so add the two new retirements there. Some took an admin position, some are seeking for another office, so the number of âspend more time with famâ cases is somewhat limited, but of course itâs a coincidence the number is significantly high on the GOP side (/s).
ETA: CBS organizes that list by diff scenarios. I added the new two there. So I think this is the current list.
Retiring Senate Republicans
Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tennessee
Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Arizona
Retiring House Republicans
Rep. Charlie Dent, R-Pennsylvania
Rep. John Duncan, R-Texas,
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Texas
Rep. Lynn Jenkins, R-Kansas
Rep. Sam Johnson, R-Texas
Rep. Dave Reichert, R-Washington
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Florida
Rep. Dave Trott, R-Michigan
Rep. Frank LoBiondo , R-New Jersey
Rep. Ted Poe, R-Texas
House Republicans who have resigned or will resign
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah
Rep. Tim Murphy, R-Pennsylvania
Rep. Pat Tiberi, R-Ohio
House Republicans running for another office
Senate:
Rep. Lou Barletta, R-Pennsylvania
Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee
Rep. Evan Jenkins, R-West Virginia
Rep. Luke Messer, R-Indiana
Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Indiana
Governor:
Rep. Diane Black, R-Tennessee
Rep. Raul Labrador, R-Idaho
Rep. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota
Rep. James Renacci, R-Ohio
Rep. Steve Pearce, R-New Mexico
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Looks compact and contiguous to me!
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U.S. House members
As of November 8, 2017, a total of 31 representatives will not seek re-election to their U.S. House districts.
Party breakdown:
Democratic Party 10 Democratic members of the U.S. House
and
Republican Party 21 Republican members of the U.S. House
Incumbents retiring from public office
Democratic Party 3 Democrats
Republican Party 11 Republicans
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Wow!
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By comparison with North Carolinaâs districts, it is!