This week one House Republican (Tim Murphy) has resigned and one House Democrat (Carol Shea-Porter) has announced her retirement. It’s something to watch as we approach the midterms. Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call/Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images Democrats are hoping for a wave election next year that regains them control of the U.S. House of Representatives (the Senate, with its massively pro-GOP 2018 landscape, is probably out of reach). Though the number of House seats they need to flip (24) is relatively high, it’s a benchmark that that each party has achieved in the recent past (Democrats in 2006, Republicans in 1994 and 2010). And they have some of the raw materials for big gains at hand: an unpopular Republican president; 23 GOP-held House districts that were carried by Hillary Clinton last year; and a big lead in the congressional generic ballot (the RealClearPolitics average shows Democrats up by 7.8 percent at present — close to the 8 percent … [Read more...] about GOP Retirements May Determine Whether the Democrats Take Back The House
