Why House Republicans could be looking at a retirement avalanche in 2020 | Analysis by CillizzaCNN
Sure, Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner of Wisconsin leaving after 21 terms is an interesting story. But neither Sensenbrenner's seat nor that of fellow retiring Rep. Bill Flores are in any danger of flipping to Democrats -- given the clear GOP lean of both. .duval-3{width:100%;position: relative; border: 1px solid #979797; border-left: none; border-right: none;padding: 20px 0; box-sizing: border-box; -webkit-box-sizing: border-box; -moz-box-sizing: border-box; margin: auto; max-width: 660px;} .
In each episode of his weekly YouTube show, Chris Cillizza will delve a little deeper into the surreal world of politics. Click to subscribe! But looks can be deceiving in life and in politics! The retirements of Sensenbrenner and Flores are not, in a vacuum, all that big a deal. But we don't live in a political vacuum. If you take a step back from the twin Republican retirements on Wednesday, you see that Republicans now have 14 House members heading for the exits after next November as compared to just four for Democrats. And it's not just the raw number disparity between the sides that tells the story.
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