“They do not want to go down in flaming defeat.”
Or could it be more cunning. I will step down to make way for another Dem pol. That Dem Pol says, “hey, I didn’t vote for Obamacare or anything else associated with Obama, therefore: Vote For Me, I’m your Dem rep who’ll make sure the freebies keep coming.!”
Sorry, I trust the Dems as much as I trust the Devil.
I see a hugh wave midterms that would make 2010’s look like a little kids pool.