Hurd retirement leaves GOP gloomy on 2020
Republicans are growing more pessimistic about their odds of taking back the House majority after the surprise news Thursday that Rep. Will Hurd (Texas), the only African American GOP lawmaker in the House, is retiring.
Hurd is the sixth House Republican and the third from the critical state of Texas to announce their departures, dampening GOP hopes for 2020.
Republicans would need to gain either 18 or 19 seats to win back the House majority. The precise total depends on the outcome of a race for a North Carolina district.
Now they will also have to hold on to Hurd's district, which the Cook Political Report quickly moved from "toss-up" to "lean Democratic."
It's likely to be an uphill climb, and at a minimum will mean spending more money to win an open seat.
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