stunning house turnover under Trump: another Texas GOP will not run for reelection

[Demovictory9]

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/04/politics/bill-flores-not-running-reelection-texas-republican/index.html

https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/04/politics/bill-flores-not-running-reelection-texas-republican/index.html

CNN)GOP Rep. Bill Flores announced Wednesday his plans to retire from Congress at the end of his term, becoming the fifth Texas Republican to do so this election cycle.

Flores won his first election in 2010 by defeating a Democrat during President Barack Obama's first midterm election and rose to become a chairman of the conservative Republican Study Committee.
One Republican's quest to stave off joining the 'Texodus'
One Republican's quest to stave off joining the 'Texodus'
While Flores' district between Dallas and Austin is now reliably Republican, Democrats have centered their efforts to expand their House majority by picking up several other seats in the suburbs of the Lone Star state. President Donald Trump won Flores' district in 2016 with 56% of the vote.
In his retirement, Flores joins other high-profile GOP House members from the state including the ranking member of the House Agriculture Committee Mike Conaway and Will Hurd, the only black House Republican. Flores also marks at least a dozen GOP House lawmakers who've publicly announced plans not to seek reelection to their seats.

[kentuck]

1. I see these Congressmen as chickenshits.

Rather than stand and fight, or oppose on principles, they turn tail and run away. Just like Corker and Flake.

[CrispyQ]

2. Totally agree.

The party does not deserve to use the elephant as mascot. A worm would be more appropriate, but I wouldn't want to insult worms.

[grumpyduck]

3. Yup.

[bdamomma]

7. a snake

or just swamp dwellers that's a better one.

[DBoon]

5. If they only had the courage of their UK counterparts

just move across the aisle

[Champp]

4. Americans can no longer abide Republican FAIL

Not to mention their lies.

[GoCubsGo]

6. How many is that now?

I've lost count.

[Thomas Hurt]

8. I like Texit better.