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Stallion

(6,474 posts) Tue Oct 31, 2017, 06:30 PM Oct 2017

Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-Tex) Will Not Seek Re-Election

considered kind of a rising young star-I'm kind of surprised-Head of the House Financial Services Committee

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Congressman Jeb Hensarling (R-Tex) Will Not Seek Re-Election (Original Post) Stallion Oct 2017 OP

Why? Is he too sane? Wounded Bear Oct 2017 #1

Another one bites the dust...soon. SummerSnow Oct 2017 #2

Too red to turn blue? nt awesomerwb1 Oct 2017 #3

Not having an incumbent makes this a potential pick up and means republicans Tiggeroshii Oct 2017 #5

How many is this now? Tiggeroshii Oct 2017 #4

Complete jerk. Skidmore Oct 2017 #6

I hope we can get his seat. Liberal In Texas Oct 2017 #7

Wounded Bear

(58,627 posts)

1. Why? Is he too sane?

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Tue Oct 31, 2017, 06:33 PM

Oct 2017

SummerSnow

(12,608 posts)

2. Another one bites the dust...soon.

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Tue Oct 31, 2017, 06:34 PM

Oct 2017

awesomerwb1

(4,267 posts)

3. Too red to turn blue? nt

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Tue Oct 31, 2017, 06:40 PM

Oct 2017

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

5. Not having an incumbent makes this a potential pick up and means republicans

Reply to awesomerwb1 (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 06:45 PM

Oct 2017

Will have to put money into a place they didn't need to before, all the while defending vulnerable incumbents.

Tiggeroshii

(11,088 posts)

4. How many is this now?

Reply to Stallion (Original post)

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 06:44 PM

Oct 2017

They are dropping like flies

Skidmore

(37,364 posts)

6. Complete jerk.

Reply to Stallion (Original post)

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 06:48 PM

Oct 2017

Good riddance. If he's considered too liberal, GOP has gone off the cliff. Or, maybe he's on Mueller's list???

Liberal In Texas

(13,542 posts)

7. I hope we can get his seat.

Reply to Stallion (Original post)

Tue Oct 31, 2017, 07:04 PM

Oct 2017

I live in this district, and unfortunately it has been gerrymandered with all the nuts out in East Texas which is going to make it an uphill battle.

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