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[Happyhippychick]

House Republicans Face Late Exodus
By Reid Wilson

A wave of late-breaking retirement announcements have left beleaguered House Republicans swamped in recent days as five members have told House leaders they will not seek re-election this Fall. The announcements bring to 27 the number of open seats Republicans will have to defend throughout the year, and some believe the end is not yet in sight.

In the past week alone, Reps. Jim Walsh, Ron Lewis, Dave Weldon and Tom Davis have all announced they will not seek another term next year. Missouri Republican Kenny Hulshof, who represents a district just north of St. Louis, said he will run for governor, a seat that came open when incumbent Republican Matt Blunt surprised political observers by withdrawing after just one term.

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But in a political climate in which it is still painful to admit being a member of the GOP, virtually no seat is safe: Lewis won by just ten points last year, after outspending a conservative Democrat more than two-to-one, and Weldon outperformed him by just two points against a challenger he outspent by an 8-to-one margin. Two years after a presidential election, Weldon's vote share dropped by 85,000, while the Democrat's dropped by just 13,000.

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2008/01/house_republicans_face_late_ex.html

[TahitiNut]

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[lisa58]

2. Yesssss...

...this is great news - a larger majority in congress, that's what will get things done!