The narrow 221-213 Democratic House majority could be in serious danger as members see the midterms as unwinnable
WASHINGTON — House Democrats seemed to have gotten the message from Tuesday's elections: The political winds are not blowing in their favor.within days, a measure political prognosticators told them could help reverse the tide of Republican success in elections.
And there is nervousness in some Democratic quarters that the warning will be heeded by some lawmakers in a different way: They'll give up and retire instead of running for re-election. “Every Democrat retirement expands the Republican battlefield and demoralizes House Democrats even further," said Michael McAdams, the National Republican Congressional Committee communications director.
Rep. John Yarmuth of Kentucky, the chair of the House Budget Committee, said in his retirement announcement he'll be turning 75 at the end of his term and wants "to have more control of my time in the years I have left."
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