Dem push to retake the House complicated by retirements
By Ben Kamisar - 10/11/17 06:00 AM EDT
Retirements from House Democrats are complicating the Democratic push to retake the majority next year.
Last week’s decision by Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D-N.H.) not to run for reelection means Democrats will soon face three vacancies in Democratic-held districts that President Trump carried last year.
Democrats are still confident that President Trump’s low approval ratings and voter discontent with a Republican Congress will lead to more Republican retirements and help them expand the map, with four moderates already planning to retire next year.
But with Democrats hoping for the net gain of 24 seats that would hand them the majority, retirements on their own side are complicating the midterm picture.
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