While there is no shortage of knowledgeable folks observing and commenting on the political scene, I think everyone can agree that sitting elected officials are among the most sensitive folks to prevailing and changing winds. We saw a LOT of Republicans retire in advance of the 2018 mid-term election, and we all saw the Blue Wave roll in.
Well, it appears there are some Republicans getting the jump on their post-2020 careers again, including 2 of the 13 Republican women in the House:
A second one just called it quits
House Republicans suffered their third retirement in as many days (and second in less than 24 hours) on Friday when Rep. Martha Roby announced that she would not seek a sixth term in Alabama’s 2nd District.
While the GOP doesn’t need to worry much about holding Roby’s seat, which includes part of Montgomery and the nearby Wiregrass region and voted 65-33 for Donald Trump, her departure means that the party’s miniscule 13-woman House caucus may yet grow even smaller. Indiana Rep. Susan Brooks decided to call it a career just a month ago, and Republican primary voters in North Carolina’s conservative 3rd District recently passed on the chance to nominate a woman in a special election.
Obviously (maybe) these seats are "safe." But what can we tell, if anything, about a Republican caucus whose number or women keeps dwindling? Is there anything Democrats can do that might point up these differences and imply (or shout out loud) that Republicans don't listen to or like women very much?
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