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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTX-11: Republican Mike Conaway announces retirement.
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@JakeSherman
NEWS ... Texas GOP Rep. Mike Conaway is retiring after 15 years in Congress. This is the fifth retirement in two weeks.
6:15 PM · Jul 30, 2019·Twitter for iPhone
EveHammond13
(2,855 posts)KentuckyWoman
(6,679 posts)In my best Freddie Mercury imitation.
Now you will all sing it.
You are welcome.
Afromania
(2,768 posts)KentuckyWoman
(6,679 posts)Afromania
(2,768 posts)RandySF
(58,447 posts)Afromania
(2,768 posts)OnDoutside
(19,945 posts)bearsfootball516
(6,373 posts)Only reason for retirement is he knows theyll be in the minority again.
RandySF
(58,447 posts)alwaysinasnit
(5,059 posts)Gothmog
(144,890 posts)RandySF
(58,447 posts)GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)They see numbers we dont. The fact republicans from safe districts as well as those at risk are leaving is the tell. Many of them are just now experiencing life in the minority. If they thought they were winning in 20 they would stick around.
They have lost the suburban women and the youth and emerging demographics are toxic for them.
Hermit-The-Prog
(33,239 posts)Putin dumped a lot of money into Russiapublicans.
Here's a report from 2017: https://www.rawstory.com/2017/12/putins-russian-allies-pump-millions-into-gop-campaigns-through-proxies-thanks-to-citizens-united/
Demovictory9
(32,419 posts)gratuitous
(82,849 posts)I saw a passing bit earlier today (sorry, I don't remember where) that said most of these retirements are in "safe" Republican districts, and I have no reason to doubt that. The upshot being that Democrats weren't looking at opportunities to flip these districts.
My short reply to that is, "Don't be too hasty to draw a conclusion." A lot of discussion has been had over the past 2½ years about the changing political landscape. Trump's base looks pretty steady in the mid-30 percent of the population, but I think a lot of voters are disenchanted with the Republican party. They've had their chance, and what did voters get? A tax cut bill that benefited the wealthy and blew a trillion dollar hole in the budget. It looks increasingly like Republican office-holders aren't very eager to explain to voters why their caucus was so impotent when they held the White House and both houses of Congress.
We could be looking at another blue wave, even a blue tsunami, in 2020. Get after it, people! Our efforts could reap some very handsome rewards.