WHAT DO THEY KNOW THAT WE DON'T? In 2018, we saw a steady parade of Repubs fleeing office, not

[BamaRefugee]

running for re-election.
I may have missed it , but I'm not seeing it now. In fact, McConnell, Trump, Barr, and countless others seem to be proceeding with total non-chalance, not even breaking a sweat about Election Day. And doing and saying even WORSE things than they've ever done. QAnon, conspiracy theories, racism running amok. Trump can't even be bothered to prepare for the sham "debate"...because he knows it's meaningless???
Something's up.

And before you flame me, I'll just say that I have never voted anything but Democratic in my life, and I cast my first vote in 1970.
The problem with being around that long is having to watch so many GREAT democratic candidates go down, Gore, Kerry, Hillary, to all sorts of skullduggery. I DON'T WANT TO SEE IT AGAIN!

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. I got flamed for this so you will...

I have suggested a number of times what it is they are about to do...each time I do I am , cant say the word...

So I guess we dont talk about it here.

[BamaRefugee]

3. Yep. I was born without the magical thinking gene, dammit!

But something's up.

[EarlG]

2. "House retirements already outpace average for past election cycles"

The number of House members deciding to retire has already exceeded the average for recent election cycles, and more could be coming as lawmakers return to the nation’s capital after the holidays.

Since 1976, an average of 23 House members have retired each two-year election cycle, according to CQ Roll Call elections analyst Nathan L. Gonzales, the publisher of Inside Elections. In 2019 alone, however, 27 House members announced they will retire, opting not to run for reelection nor for another office (these figures do not include lawmakers who have resigned or died while in office).

More than three times as many Republicans, many of whom are serving in the minority for the first time, decided to retire as Democrats. Twenty-one Republicans are retiring while six Democrats are heading for the exits.

https://www.rollcall.com/2020/01/02/house-retirements-already-outpace-average-for-past-election-cycles/

That's from January...

[Eliot Rosewater]

5. Barr is about to do the unthinkable...Durham report will be involved I suppose.

I just wish people would instead of BASHiNG and "cough cough" those of us for warning people, would instead talk about it and what is it we can do when he does, etc.

DU goes first when the fascists take over, well not first, Rachel and Lawrence go first...but any place like this, gone...

[BamaRefugee]

8. Thanks for that. But according to "538" FIFTY-SEVEN decided not to run in 2018, which would skew the

"average" quite a bit, and it confirms my suspicion that far fewer are not running again this year.
"39 Republicans and 18 Democrats are not running for re-election." (in 2018)
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/here-are-all-the-republicans-retiring-from-congress-in-2018/

[fleur-de-lisa]

4. The ones that are left are probably all

tied up in that 2016 scheme to illegally launder Russian cash through the RNC.

They have to stay and fight to the bitter end or they’re going to prison.

Expect more fuckery until Dump is gone.

[Eliot Rosewater]

6. Yes, expect the DOJ to be used to do some real bad stuff that will leave our jaws on the floor

[NameAlreadyTaken]

7. Is good. Machines fixed. - V. Putin

[2naSalit]

22. +1

That's why they are trying to stop mail-in ballots, they need the machines that czarina got patents for to be used so cheating isn't so hard. So what did they do when they realized most would be voting by mail, try to break the USPS.

[Budi]

9. K & R & Totally agree with you.

They're damned cock-sure aren't they!

Chilling how far & fast they are re-writing & pushing the fatality of the American Government, it's Constitution & it's ability to fight back.
With rapid pace & tying our legal hands to do more than watch our own fall...

This must be the 'revolution' part that SSSarandon & troops shouted was necessary to bring about..something ..something...

Sick useless fks.

[tblue37]

10. They don't even bother to pretend anymore. nt

[Budi]

12. Nope! They're already at fascism. It's the rest of us who must come to realize it.

Who holds Barr in check?

[jcgoldie]

11. A majority of those republicans left in the house are in safe red districts

The senate too with the exception of about 5. They will keep their seats.

[BannonsLiver]

16. What the OP doesn't seem to realize

Is that many of the GOPers “fleeing” office were in fact actually fleeing brutal primaries from candidates to the right of their own positions. The 2018 pre primary period was the Great never trumper massacre.

So given what is left are hardcore Trump loving RWNJ types, it’s no surprise they aren’t “fleeing” from certain re-election in safe red districts.

But I guess that’s not as interesting as other theories are.

[BamaRefugee]

20. I realize that, politics has been my hobby since the 1950s. The main point of my post is

the seemingly total " we couldn't care less, we got this" of the GOP at this point.
Highly seasoned politicians rarely TRIPLE DOWN on heinous agendas without feeling some sense of confidence in the outcome.
And that is the mystery to me, and why I posted.

[beachbumbob]

13. do some research then becasue WAY more GOP'ers in 2020 are not seeking election vs

number of democrats and the prospects of adding another 15-20 seats to existing totals in the House is real. Could care less what trump or his minions are doing because we OUR JOB to do

[BamaRefugee]

14. I did do my research, look further up the thread. in 2020 21 R's are retiring, in 2018 it was 39.

So a 50% decrease, not "WAY MORE".
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/here-are-all-the-republicans-retiring-from-congress-in-2018/

[Raven]

15. I've been wondering and worrying about the same thing, Bama. The only thing for it is GOTV.

[BamaRefugee]

17. I know. Especially the few states that REALLY matter.

[Solly Mack]

18. They are behaving as if the election is in the bag.

Implementing and suggesting policy they seem to think will be a given after November 3rd.

Doesn't mean the election is already settled to recognize how they are behaving.

[Baitball Blogger]

19. They are going to play dirty all the way.

James Comey showed them what works. Now Barr is in control. So Biden is going to get hit with a lot of shit.

And then, of course, the mail-in ballots. Trump revealed what is going to happen. Some foreign actors are going to flood the post office with counterfeit mail-in ballots.

That's my best guess.

[stillcool]

21. I was just reminded about...

how Manafort passed along to Kilimnik internal polling date with a briefing on four states: Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota...and how the sharing continued, but no one knew how that data was used. Odd states, aren't they? We know so much, and there's nothing we can do about it, and that does not seem right. There should be something besides waiting and watching. But then we don't know, because this is not then. This is bad.

[MoonlitKnight]

23. The rallies in Nevada were odd

So it seems that is one state they feel the fix is in for. Florida is another. Just watch where he goes for rallies.

[stillcool]

24. the states they're going after..

to stop mail-in-balloting is odd too. New Jersey?

Trump campaign seeks to stop NJ early vote count pending lawsuit
BY ZACK BUDRYK - 09/16/20 07:16 PM EDT
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/516801-trump-campaign-seeks-to-stop-nj-early-vote-count-pending-lawsuit

[Generic Brad]

25. Same reason he inexplicably focused on Michigan in 2016

It's cover for the surprise win they anticipate to happen. You know, tapping into the non-existent hidden Trump voter living in the sewers of Vegas.