My Congresswoman, Sue Myrick, is retiring.
Good riddance!
Myrick was part of the class of 1994; as such, she took one of Gingrich's pledges to only serve 7 terms. Of course, she broke that pledge by running in 2008.
Obviously, no chance of a Democratic pickup.
Numbers:
- Even though this district swung 20 points to Obama in 2008 (he lost here 54-45 compared to Kerry's 64-35), the average for local Republicans is almost 60%.
- Kay Hagan also overperformed here; she got 46% and held Dole to only 50%.
- And of course, the bottom fell out for Perdue, as she only got 32% against McCrory.
How did I miss this, and the Shuler retirement? Two of my congresspeople won't be in office next year
