Posted on 01/11/2018 7:01:50 PM PST by DoodleDawg
GOP Rep. Darrell Issa, who said Wednesday he is not seeking reelection in Californias 49th District, has been discussing with colleagues the possibility of running in a neighboring San Diego district if embattled Rep. Duncan Hunter (R-Calif.) resigns, multiple sources told The Hill.
Some of these discussions happened as recently as Wednesday, the day Issa announced he would not be running for reelection in his coastal Southern California district after 17 years in the House.
Most of Washington took that to mean Issa, the former Oversight Committee chairman and Congresss wealthiest member, was leaving Capitol Hill for good.
But in his statement, Issa never specifically said he was retiring from Congress.
[W]ith the support of my family, I have decided that I will not seek re-election in California's 49th District, Issa said.
Later he added: While my service to California's 49th District will be coming to an end, I will continue advocating on behalf of the causes that are most important to me, advancing public policy where I believe I can make a true and lasting difference, and continuing the fight to make our incredible nation an even better place to call home."
The specificity of the statement caught the attention of some California Republicans, who have been hearing rumors of the Issa plan for months. Before the 2010 redistricting, Issa represented some areas of Hunters neighboring 50th congressional district.
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Why is Duncan Hunter “embattled”?
He is one of the few on the side of the citizens and the rule of law.
Is this the Bush League trying to oust him?
The art of the deal....Trump talked to him.
Probably a Democratic wave of illegal immigrants registering to vote as well as continual influxes of legal immigrants almost guaranteed to vote Democratic.
The ongoing Democrat voter recruitment drives are working and this DACA push is just the next step.
I read a roll call of house of reps and 73 (approx) congresscritters were not present when they returned to session in January. As Q Anon has indicated many bad actors will be allowed to resign or otherwise fade away because putting 70% of gov in jail would destabilize the gov. So - when I read about these people resigning or not seeking re-election I noticed a strange number were seeking other offices abruptly (governor was popular). I think it’s fake. I think they pretend to mull running for this or that office over to give the impression they aren’t on the scum list. Somehow they will run and drop out or more likely decide not to run and maybe become community organizers. Yes -it is weirder and weirder.
Here’s the roll call of House of Rep for Jan ‘18
http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2018/roll001.xml
Republicans leaving in 2018
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/01/11/republicans-who-wont-be-coming-back-to-congress-after-2018-midterm-elections.html
I’ll past the names below but note the link has a brief write up giving in some cases hints of what they’ll do now (run for gov, spend time with family)
Joe Barton
Jason Chaffetz
Bob Corker
Charlie Dent
Jimmy Duncan
Blake Farenthold
Jeff Flake
Trent Franks
Bob Goodlatte
Jeb Hensarling
Lynn Jenkins
Sam Johnson
Raul Labrador
Frank LoBiondo
Tim Murphy
Kristi Noem
Steve Pearce
Ted Poe
Dave Reichert
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Ed Royce
Bill Shuster
Lamar Smith
Luther Strange
Pat Tiberi
Dave Trott
Orrin Hatch
Cant you reps SURVIVE without the perks of representing us? You certainly dont want to spend more time with your family; you NEED the money and bribery and status in DC. Pot is far less addicting.
Issa needs to be rejected for having Zero heads in the Issa trophy room at The House and for having successfully trained Gowdy to not provide any heads for the room either.
Couple of doofusses.
Cowardly
Almost all of them Bush League Republicans working for the Cheap Labor Express.
Current district has turned into a shithole.
Current district has turned into a shithole.
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Laughing out LOUD! Yes, true.
I heard an interview today with some congressman who said there are always a fair number of retirees, as if this year is not so different from past years.. He didn’t gave comparative numbers and I haven’t seen any comparisons to show how much this year exceeds previous years, if at all. But this has become an MSM meme to suggest that there are large numbers of disillusioned Republicans throwing in the towel because of Trump, so we’ll hear it on and on.
Issa led investigations into the administrations Internal Revenue Service, the bungled Fast and Furious gun trading-operation and how it handled the attack in Benghazi.
He’s a RINO hero and conservative cockblocker. Stay retired Darryl/
Thanks for the info.
Flying a pet rabbit, vs. Zerobama flying his dog separately to Martha’s Vineyard? BFD.
Darrell the Diffuser.
Makes big promises to allay and ultimately diffuse conservative concerns and momentum.
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