BREAKING: Darrrell Issa (CA-49) retiring

[brooklynite]

Link to tweet

[Tiggeroshii]

1. Looks like another Dem for us

[awesomerwb1]

14. If we get a good candidate

and support him/her with our $ and VOTES.

Great news!

[NewJeffCT]

24. Applegate only lost by 0.6% last time

I would think he's the favorite for 2018?

[awesomerwb1]

32. You're right. Without Issa he should be! nt

[Tiggeroshii]

31. Applegate

Looks like a shoe-in at this point. He is now the only one running

[crazycatlady]

2. Another one bites the dust

[Girard442]

3. Rats abandoning a sinking ship is a tired old cliche...

...but, yeah.

[Scarsdale]

38. He must be exhausted.

He spent most of the last few years delving into anything Hillary or Bill Clinton did, looking for evidence of wrong doing. Tried so hard to demonize her for Benghazi, Benghazi, Benghazi, He likely screamed Benghazi in his sleep. He is corrupt so he can not believe there are HONEST people in office, at least no democratic officeholders. Good riddance assh**e.

[procon]

4. Lying liar! Good riddance! nt

[montanacowboy]

5. Good Riddance to the Car Thief

Ratfucker

[YessirAtsaFact]

6. This is the fifth iteration of the same thread

Surely there is some way to avoid duplicating threads like this

[gratuitous]

12. It's called the "Hide thread" button

But there can't be too much grave-dancing on Darrell Issa's political career. There simply can't be.

[YessirAtsaFact]

22. Gotcha regarding hide thread

Agree about grave dancing.

I’m just surprised there is no apparent effort to all dance in the same place.

[lpbk2713]

15. Yes, there is.

See that power on/off button on your computer?

...

[YessirAtsaFact]

23. Thanks for your Trump like response

But turning off my computer would prevent me from seeing new information, which is not my goal

[NBachers]

40. Sorry- This news is so great that I'm celebrating by rec'ing and reading every thread and post.

Nobody is forcing you to, but I'm glad to have the chance. It allows me to experience and prolong and express my joy in Issa's withdrawal.

[mcar]

7. This is excellent news!

[RockaFowler]

8. Bye

Link to tweet

[lpbk2713]

9. Getting out before the subpoenas start flying.

We'll see him again when he's called to answer.

[gratuitous]

10. Next January is not soon enough

Any guesses on who Issa means when he talks about "the people our government is supposed to serve"? Hint: It's not you or me.

[get the red out]

33. I caught that

It would have been more "normal" for him to have said "my constituents", IMO.

[awesomerwb1]

11. Coward piece of crap mofo

He knows he was gonna lose.

Useless piece of garbage. Good riddance.

[MsLeopard]

13. Oh please God

Let Duncan Hunter Jr be next. Please, please, please......

[awesomerwb1]

19. Don't forget McCarthy from Bakersfield

and comrade Rohrabacher.

All these CA repugs are horrible. I can't say F-em enough times.

[AnotherMother4Peace]

30. Rohrabacher will do whatever the Russians tell him to do. nt

[Irish_Dem]

16. There will be more GOP "retirements".....

This thing is far from over.

[UTUSN]

17. R GIGANTIC #5 and K!1

[marybourg]

18. Stunning! nt

[Proud Liberal Dem]

20. This is beginning to feel like 2006 midterms

with all of the Republican retirements.

[Orrex]

21. Is that "retiring" in the Blade Runner sense?

[Scurrilous]

25. They're dropping like flies.

[kysrsoze]

26. Ha-ha! YES!!!! Best news I've heard all day... but it's early.

[Gothmog]

27. Yeah

[AmericanActivist]

28. Can he leave today? How soon can he leave? nm

[chelsea0011]

29. Must have heard that Faux is hiring next wave of criminals

[AllyCat]

34. Another one who got his nest feathered

By the tax scam bill. Doesn’t need to listen to the peasants anymore.

[brooklynite]

35. Cook moves CA-49 from "Toss up" to "Lean Democratic"

Cook Political report

GOP Rep. Darrell Issa's retirement makes him the fourth Republican from a district carried by Hillary Clinton to not seek reelection in 2018. It's not as much of a game changer as Rep. Ed Royce's was yesterday because Issa was already highly vulnerable after winning by fewer than 1,700 votes in 2016, but it does put Democrats in the driver's seat to pick up the district.

The northern San Diego-county based seat voted for Clinton 50 percent to 43 percent, and Democrats already have several serious candidates, including Marine veteran/2016 nominee Doug Applegate, environmental attorney Mike Levin and EMILY's List-endorsed former State Department official Sara Jacobs, the granddaughter of Qualcomm's co-founder.

Republicans' best hope for holding the seat in the current lopsided political environment probably involves Democrats splitting the vote in the June top-two primary and allowing two Republicans to advance, but that would require a very elaborate set of circumstances. The race moves to the Lean Democratic column.

[TeamPooka]

36. Is there a political grave I can dance on?

[Smitty63nnn]

37. Ba bye Daryl

I've been wanting to say this for ages.

I never could stand him and his total arrogance.

[DinahMoeHum]

39. Don't let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya!

[flying-skeleton]

41. The CHICKEN FLEE's