43 republicans quitting the house.

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https://www.cnn.com/2017/11/10/politics/house-retirement-tracker/index.html

There is a wave of Republicans leaving Congress, updated again
By Sam Petulla and Jennifer Hansler, CNN

Updated 5:52 PM ET, Wed April 11, 2018

The campaign committees on both sides of the political aisle are eyeing the 23 Republicans defending districts that Hillary Clinton won in 2016 and the 12 seats held by Democrats in districts that President Donald Trump won. These are seen as vulnerable seats to flip.

But many of the Republican retirements are occurring in districts where Trump narrowly carried the vote, like New Jersey's 2nd or Michigan's 11th. Members from these districts could have faced tough re-elections this year, when Democrats are expected to be strong performers, potentially regaining control of the House.

Past research has found the emergence of "strategic retirement" by politicians when they think re-election is less likely. The recent results in Virginia and subsequent Republican departures suggest this phenomenon may be in effect.

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1. Article at link has complete list of Representatives not seeking re-election.

From both parties.

Informative article. Click-through recommended.

R&

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3. THanks. Seems like the bad news pushes out the good news. In a normal year

this would be a big story.

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2. Excellent