With less than nine months to go before Election Day, House Republicans are running to the exits as their dysfunctional majority continues to spiral into chaos.
New reportingsuggests that House Republicans are quitting because they are increasingly worried that they will lose their tenuous majority, with high profile committee chairs like Mark Green and Cathy McMorris Rogers announcing their retirement and bemoaning “contentious House politics” as a major factor in their decisions.
One thing is for sure: House Republicans are incapable of governing, and voters are tired of their failure to deliver on a single issue important to working families.
DCCC Spokesperson Jacob Haythorn:
“Even House Republicans are tired of House Republicans. They are sprinting for the exits because they know they are going to lose their majority and are either too embarrassed or too exhausted by their litany of legislative failures and complete surrender to extremist politics to stick around.”
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House Republicans were shocked by some of the recent high-profile retirements announced by their colleagues, which have included powerful committee chairs and rising stars inside the GOP.
As the 118th Congress has been dominated by deep dysfunction and bitter divisions inside the GOP, a number of Republicans – particularly from the so-called governing wing – are heading for the exits. So far, 23 GOP lawmakers have decided to not seek reelection or resigned early, including five committee chairs, though some have cited personal reasons or are seeking higher office.
Still, the caliber and timing of some of the retirements has raised alarm bells, particularly those who are giving up coveted committee gavels that some work their whole career to achieve.
Underneath the chaos, there is also growing anxiety about the chances of the House GOP holding on to the majority in November, which was further compounded by Republicans losing a special election in New York – a key battleground – last week.
The House Republican Conference has seen an unusual flurry of high-profile retirement announcements that has some political observers wondering whether this trend is a silent admission that the GOP will lose its majority this year.
Some of those leaving have openly admitted to contentious House politics as influencing their decision.
The National Republican Congressional Committee, which is responsible for maintaining the GOP’s majority, did not return Newsweek’s inquiry into whether the retirements should serve as a warning sign to the party. Neither did Johnson’s office.
