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riversedge

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Tue Nov 7, 2017, 07:09 PM Nov 2017

Not to be outdone by LoBiondo, Republican Texas Rep. Ted Poe just announced on Twitter that he is al [View all]


http://fivethirtyeight.com/live-blog/2017-election-live-coverage-results/?lpup=24240715#livepress-update-24240715

Harry Enten 7:00 PM Another Republican Retirement

Not to be outdone by LoBiondo, Republican Texas Rep. Ted Poe just announced on Twitter that he is also retiring after this term. Poe’s district, Texas 2, is more Republican-leaning than Lobiondo’s, though.

Trump won Texas 2 by 9 percentage points in 2016, after Romney won it by 27 points in 2012. If the 2016 results are truer to how Republican the district leans now, Democrats could conceivably win it in a wave. But it’s pretty red, and will likely remain so under most circumstances.




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