An unprecedented number of House Republicans are opting to retire or pursue other offices, complicating Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) bid to fend off a potential blue wave in the 2026 midterms and preserve his razor-thin majority.
So far, 36 House Republicans — including the most recent, Rep. Sam Graves (Mo.) — have announced they will leave their seat at the end of their term, pointing to legislative gridlock, family commitments or a wish to make room for the next generation of leaders.
That total exceeds the record set in the 2018 midterm cycle, when 34 House Republicans chose not to run for reelection and Democrats regained control of the lower chamber under President Trump’s first term.
I’m hoping another party picks up every. Fucking. Seat.
and just like that, a brand new wave of conservative douchebag lobbyists was born. Every single one of these pieces of shit enabled a fascist takeover of our country. They should hang with the rest of’em.
He joins a roster of Republicans across the ideological spectrum who have also called it quits in Congress
The whole Republican ideological spectrum? All the way from Asshole to Raging Lunatic Nazi Asshole?
Their “next generation of leaders” are all coked out MAGAts who are frothing at the mouth to bring fascism and Nazi ideals to the country
Or prior to the possible trials coming after next election cycle.
So, um, vote to fix it, cowards.
Rats ‘retiring’ from the sinking ship.
Getting while the gettings good for sure.
Something wrong with your party? Stay and fight for the greater good. But nope, three dozen cowards silently walk away.
They never would have joined the Republican party if they gave a shit about the greater good
Well the Tau party is basically non-existent.
That’s what happens when the party repeatedly purges anyone that has any principles beyond self-interest and blind loyalty to a corrupt leader.
I think it’s more that they see the writing on the wall… The people want consequences. There’s likely to be trials
I don’t think we will see a single one in a courtroom. We don’t arrest the rich and powerful.
They’re house members. They’re generally not all that rich and powerful, they’re protected because they’re useful
They’ll be thrown in front of the mob the second a billionaire feels tight under the collar
Who said anything about court rooms? A lot of these pissants would be prime meat for a lynch mob, especially if the economy implodes like it’s looking like it will.
They can quit, but they still caused it. They are still on a list.
Nah, not unless the Democratic party finds its balls. Mark my works, Trump will kick the bucket long before they decide he’s guilty of something and one or two fall boys will get showy trials but then it will be ‘a time for healing’ or some bullshit about unity.
You can’t live unless you carve out the cancer and right now I don’t see any incentives that would make them do that.
It’ll be 8 years of Democrats (if there isn’t major election interference) and you’ll be back where you were with a Trump stooge if he’s still around or maybe one of his kids. FPTP pretty much guarantees it.
The US has a long history of not cutting out the cancer.
Trump would not be able to cause as much harm without all the evil self-servicing minions to carry out his whims. Trump may be old, Trump may have had a rubber stamp Supreme Court say he has complete immunity, but his minions haven’t. Consider the silver lining when he passes that all those minions are subject to the law without his blanket pardons
Possibly. It could also be because they are all geriatric fucks.
There’s a good chance many of the cowards are “the good ones”. Surely some of them have enough of a sense of morality to not want to be part of this …… to not kiss the feet of the golden idol
Their sitting congresspeople. They don’t have to win an election to affect change. They can simply use their vote to go against the immoral legislation put before them. Instead, they’re just heading for the exits and months or years of voting for the horrible stuff.
I never said they weren’t cowards. A craven sycophant can still recognize how far they’ve fallen and have an attack of conscience
…right through the revolving door onto K Street?
Fucking cowards. They deserve everything they get
Extremely Wealthy with Unprecedented Freedoms!
I am hoping for a blue wave here top, but worth noting that so far another 20 or so other House member are not seeking reelection. A total of 57 are bowing out.
Worth noting that being a politician is a much harder job now than it used to be and the security of it is a big challenge. They are now basically in a state of “psychology terror” due to the political violence that is going on against both sides. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/political-violence-distorting-american-lawmaking
“Both sides.”
Fuck off.
Which republican congesspeople have been physically harmed? That’s insanely disconnected from reality.
They aren’t even being threatened effectively. They just don’t like the negative stories about them online. We are not in a state of political violence. Anyone telling the world that the US is politically violent is on some goid shit and hallucinating. These politicians are all popularity whores. If they aren’t popular enough, they quit because their egos can’t handle rhe negative words hurled at them. The US will have a collective meltdown if REAL political violence ever actually happens. I’m sure the French laugh at the US daily due to our whimpy behavior when it comes to “violence”. The French, no matter what you think of them, know how to throw REAL No Kings protests…aka Revolutions. The US will grow up eventually…if it survives long enough. Our current government is doing their damnedest to kill it, though.
Call me when ths Trump-Epstein Files actually recieve some attention that involves someone going to prison.
