Republicans hailed Rep. Jim Matheson’s (D-UT) decision not to seek another term in Congress as a de facto gain of one House seat. Matheson had been representing one of the most conservative districts under Democratic control after all. But the rub is that Matheson doesn’t seem to be done with politics just yet.
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