Republicans Fighting Wave of Retirements

[ClarkUSA]

Stuart Rothenberg at Roll Call (subscription only): "The last time more Democrats than Republicans retired was in 1998, when 17 Democrats and 16 Republicans did not seek re-election... Over the past five elections, 106 Republican House Members have not sought re- election, while only 49 Democrats have walked away from their seats -- a significant difference."

For the 2010 cycle, check CQ's excellent Members in Transition chart.

Hat Tip: Political Wire

[napi21]

1. So what's the outlook for 2010? There are some real antiques on

both sides!

[ClarkUSA]

2. In the Senate, NH, OH, and MO look like pickup prospects. FL is a maybe if Crist doesn't run.

[Tempest]

3. He provided the outlook in his post

Here's the link:

http://www.cqpolitics.com/wmspage.cfm?parm1=40

[ClarkUSA]

4. *kick*