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Bleacher Creature

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8. Retirements are usually pretty good bellwethers of a coming wave.

Reply to Jose Garcia (Original post)

Thu Nov 2, 2017, 04:51 PM

Nov 2017

Even if Smith's seat isn't like to go blue, it could still force Republicans to put some additional time and money into the race to make sure things don't get screwed up, particularly at the primary stage.

Also, the retirement also could signal Smith's fear that he may wind up in the minority party after winning re-election.

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Rep. Lamar Smith Announces Retirement [View all] Jose Garcia Nov 2017 OP

Thank God. What a joke. ck4829 Nov 2017 #1

The rat are really bailing Liberalagogo Nov 2017 #2

Hopefully Matthew28 Nov 2017 #3

Lamar Smith retiring from Congress mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2017 #4

Isn't he that anti-science wanker? flakey_foont Nov 2017 #5

Yes. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #12

How gerrymandered this district is alp227 Nov 2017 #6

Yeah, He used to be my POS. Scalded Nun Nov 2017 #9

Dont be so sure. Point of gerrymandering is pile D votes in a few districts so they count LESS. Bernardo de La Paz Nov 2017 #13

Yea Lithos Nov 2017 #16

Another one bites the dust. lagomorph777 Nov 2017 #7

Retirements are usually pretty good bellwethers of a coming wave. Bleacher Creature Nov 2017 #8

could this be there grand plan? bluestarone Nov 2017 #10

That is a tactic used by some county elections officials in California when computerized diva77 Nov 2017 #11

Glad to see the last of this ignorant old fucker. Paladin Nov 2017 #14

It's hardest to beat an incumbent! yallerdawg Nov 2017 #15

Republicans have term limits for committee chairs of six years Yupster Nov 2017 #17

good... now go to hell... Blue_Tires Nov 2017 #18