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Related: About this forumShuster is retiring
Just saw the headline in the Post-Gazette. This is a big surprise as he was likely a Congressman for life after inheriting the seat from his dad. The 9th is pretty Republican, but maybe with the right Dem...
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Shuster is retiring (Original Post)
DeminPennswoods
Jan 2018
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blue neen
(12,308 posts)1. This is definitely a surprise.
Hmm.
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Sinistrous
(4,249 posts)3. My first thought on hearing this was that the wackjob tea-bagger
who challenged Shuster in the past few primaries would be a shoo-in for the position.
So hold up the celebrations for a bit.
FakeNoose
(32,356 posts)4. PA 9th Congressional District is seriously gerrymandered
We all know what that means. It's "fixed" for the GOP. Shuster and his Dad before him know how to play the game. Gerrymandering always benefits the incumbent and nobody else.
femmocrat
(28,394 posts)5. He probably wants to line his pockets from all that "infrastructure" that he is overseeing.
It looks like a solid red district. Not much hope for a flip, IMO.