Posted on 11/11/2019 4:31:12 AM PST by DoodleDawg
Longtime Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) announced Monday that he will not seek reelection next year.
King said in a statement on Facebook that after 28 years of spending 4 days a week in Washington, D.C., it is time to end the weekly commute and be home in Seaford."
"This was not an easy decision. But there is a season for everything and Rosemary and I decided that, especially since we are both in good health, it is time to have the flexibility to spend more time with our children and grandchildren," King said.
"My daughters recent move to North Carolina certainly accelerated my thinking," he added. His daughter, former Hempstead Councilwoman Erin King Sweeney, resigned from office earlier this year from office and was replaced by another Republican in last weeks election.
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Redrawn boundaries determine elections regardless of how strong the incumbent. Dave Brat was a victim in VA. When the Dems are in charge of redistricting, they will benefit.
NY is losing population, but you must combine that with the rapidly changing demographics that favor the Dems. Legal immigration will make the Dems the permanent majority party within a decade.
Throwing the next Congressional elections (contd.).
Dave Brat lost because he did not take his challenger seriously until it was too late. It also helped he was outspent by millions. That is why he lost - complacency and outspent.
I agree completely with your second paragraph.
RE: King said in a statement on Facebook that after 28 years of spending, 4 days a week, in Washington, D.C., it is time to......
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So why was he only working four days a week?
I believe the Congress critters spend one day in their ridings doing meetings etc.
They travel 3 days, if and when they do show up.
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