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yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
15. It's hardest to beat an incumbent!
Thu Nov 2, 2017, 07:33 PM
Nov 2017

Regardless of how "red" the district or state, every one of these retiring incumbents IS making it just a bit easier for a Democrat to steal one!

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
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