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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRep. Will Hurd's surprise retirement is big, bad news for the GOP
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/meet-the-press/rep-will-hurd-s-surprise-retirement-big-bad-news-gop-n1038596?fbclid=IwAR2QuLvdS70rpFSsQt5wM3bBJPXJB-47zWNHbl-XF3EZ64c9fHGPtc3I34QRep. Will Hurd's surprise retirement is big, bad news for the GOP
Aug. 2, 2019, 8:48 AM EDT
By Chuck Todd, Mark Murray and Carrie Dann
WASHINGTON For all of the attention on the divided Democrats on display at this weeks presidential debates, the GOP might have received worse news on Thursday.
Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas, announced he wont seek re-election in 2020 the biggest House GOP retirement since Paul Ryans in 2018.
Its also the sixth House GOP retirement in just the last two weeks, per NBCs Alex Moe.
Why the Hurd news is significant:
It makes it that much harder for the GOP to win control of Congress Republicans need to flip 18 seats, and losing Hurds TX-23 district raises the number to 19.
Like Ryans announcement in 2018, it sends the message to GOP donors and potential recruits that flipping the House might be out of reach for Republicans.
It eliminates more diversity for the GOP Hurd was the sole African-American member of the House Republican caucus.
And when it comes to the immigration debate, it robs the GOP of their only member representing a district on the U.S.-Mexico border.
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The fewer Will Hurd-like members running in 2020 reduces the number of moderate/non-Trump Republicans who would eagerly go to the polls for those representatives and then still hold their nose and vote for the president.
The Republican Party is getting smaller and smaller, and that isnt good news for an incumbent Republican president.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,966 posts)Last edited Fri Aug 2, 2019, 01:07 PM - Edit history (1)
Texas is in play now for a Dem flip.
Trump is aiding Democrats in ways even he could not have imagined.
BannonsLiver
(16,556 posts)ProudMNDemocrat
(16,966 posts)Those Democrats running for House seats in Texas will more than likely have an effect on the Senate race. As well as for State races too.
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)Let's make sure we have plenty of anchors to toss to them.
gibraltar72
(7,522 posts)I thought that's a guy with zero fucks left.
volstork
(5,404 posts)n/t
More_Cowbell
(2,192 posts)Maybe they know something.
pecosbob
(7,555 posts)irisblue
(33,080 posts)When Beto was running against Cruz, a writer for a Texas paper pointed out, at least 3 times on NPR midday shows that Beto & the DNC started Latinx/Hispanic out reach fairly late in the campaign.
My ?, are the Texas Dems & DNC creating specific outreach for the Latinx/Hispanic community on why the Democratic Party is a good choice?
Cha
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