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A surge of lawmakers calling it quits the past three weeks is on the verge of putting Congress on pace to have more members retire before the next election than in any similar cycle over the past decade. And the implications are huge.

In most cases, retirements deprive their party of a proven fundraiser and vote-getter. And several recent retirements are injecting fresh uncertainty into the tight battles for control of each chamber in 2024. Over the past few weeks, Democrats have lost a three-time winner in ruby-red West Virginia and a handful of swing-district House members who had success in competitive territory.

This month alone, nine members of the House and Senate have said they won’t run for reelection next year. That’s the second-most in any single month going back at least as far as 2011 — and there’s still two weeks left in November. A total of 34 members of Congress have already announced they’re not running again, and that doesn’t count those who plan to quit early or have already resigned.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Most of the retirements are in pretty safe districts on both sides except for maybe Kilde and Spanberger. Why would republicans want to serve in a majority that isn't functiona?. Most democratic retirements are to run for higher office. I think republicans expect democrats to take the house

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago

The problem is that the Republicans that will replace them will be far crazier. They're quitting because the party has gotten too crazy for them.