TX-23 Hurd Retiring

[Oryxslayer]

Two thoughts:

1. The Beto margins or something close to them are becoming the new normal on the ground, and GOP incumbents want out rather than competitive races. Especially in the governing minority, that looks to be sticking through 2020.

2. Part of me is now wondering, with 4 incumbents now out of TX, if there is some GOP operatives in the background trying to align 2020 incumbents and their bases to prepare for the remap - or get dems to draw out. But that is a very dodgy plan, and requires people to put aside their egos so I'm probably thinking too hard.

[Oryxslayer]

Another though emerges: In 2018, 9/36 TX seats, or 25% of the delegation got elected to Congress for the first time. With the four retirements presently, that puts TX over one-third and on its way to one-half of the delegation being first elected in the past 4 years. That is stunning for a state with as many seats as TX.

[Oryxslayer]

https://twitter.com/mcpli/status/1157095274793361408

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https://twitter.com/GinaOrtizJones/status/1161719699010392064

Gallego endorses GOJ, ending speculation of a comeback on his part.

[Oryxslayer]

https://twitter.com/CesarJBlanco/status/1173625982470762496

The Democrat who represents a loosely contiguous house seat will not go for GOJ in the primary, and instead challenge the GOP dude who won a low turnout special.