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Tickle

(3,158 posts)
Fri Dec 17, 2021, 08:54 AM Dec 2021

There is no way we are losing the senate [View all]


There are five republicans not running and only one Democrat
We are not going to lose the senate


Retiring from public office, 2022

Name Party State Date announced
Richard Burr Republican Party Republican North Carolina July 20, 2016[1]
Pat Toomey Republican Party Republican Pennsylvania Oct. 5, 2020[2]
Rob Portman Republican Party Republican Ohio Jan. 25, 2021[3]
Richard Shelby Republican Party Republican Alabama Feb. 8, 2021[4]
Roy Blunt Republican Party Republican Missouri March 8, 2021[5]
Patrick Leahy Democratic Party Democratic Vermont November 15, 2021[6]


Congress may be a challenge but we could still keep it. I'm up for the challenge


Thirty representatives are not seeking re-election to their U.S. House seats (not including those who left office early):

Democratic Party 20 Democrats
Republican Party 12 Republicans

Incumbents retiring from public office
Democratic Party 12 Democrats
Republican Party 5 Republicans

Retiring from public office, 2022

Name Party State Date announced
Alan Lowenthal Democratic Party Democrat California December 16, 2021[7]
Devin Nunes Republican Party Republican California December 6, 2021[8]
Peter DeFazio Democratic Party Democrat Oregon December 1, 2021[9]
G.K. Butterfield Democratic Party Democrat North Carolina November 19, 2021[10]
Jackie Speier Democratic Party Democrat California November 16, 2021[11]
Adam Kinzinger Republican Party Republican Illinois October 29, 2021[12]
Michael Doyle Democratic Party Democratic Pennsylvania October 18, 2021[13]
David Price Democratic Party Democratic North Carolina October 18, 2021[14]
John Yarmuth Democratic Party Democratic Kentucky October 12, 2021[15]
Anthony Gonzalez Republican Party Republican Ohio September 16, 2021[16]
Ron Kind Democratic Party Democratic Wisconsin August 10, 2021[17]
Cheri Bustos Democratic Party Democratic Illinois April 30, 2021[18]
Kevin Brady Republican Party Republican Texas April 14, 2021[19]
Filemon Vela Democratic Party Democratic Texas March 22, 2021[20]
Tom Reed Republican Party Republican New York March 21, 2021[21]
Ann Kirkpatrick Democratic Party Democratic Arizona March 12, 2021[22]
Eddie Bernice Johnson Democratic Party Democratic Texas October 9, 2019[23]

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There was also no way we were going to lose Congress in 2010 calguy Dec 2021 #1
plenty were saying there was no way we were losing VA last year too Amishman Dec 2021 #3
Yep, 1994, 2006, 2010, 2018 madville Dec 2021 #4
? There was great worry, even expectation, that Hortensis Dec 2021 #8
and also in 2002 samsingh Dec 2021 #9
IF 'they' let black folks vote JustAnotherGen Dec 2021 #15
Were you politically aware back then? W_HAMILTON Dec 2021 #20
AZ, GA, and NV madville Dec 2021 #2
'inflation, grocery and gas prices' Septua Dec 2021 #7
Hard Math. brooklynite Dec 2021 #5
Fetterman hasn't won the Dem nomination yet FakeNoose Dec 2021 #12
Lamb has yet to set foot anywhere near where the most Democrats live BumRushDaShow Dec 2021 #17
absolutely useless post. history no longer applies. mopinko Dec 2021 #6
"IF Jan 6 catches up" Septua Dec 2021 #10
This will a tough election cycle for Republicans. We knew this for a while. Norbert Dec 2021 #11
far too hubristic given the map and overall situation atm Celerity Dec 2021 #13
FTP and John Lewis VRA JustAnotherGen Dec 2021 #14
Did Anyone Think There Was A Chance TFG Would Get 48% Of The Vote In 2020? SoCalDavidS Dec 2021 #16
we can easily lose enough seats to give them a supermajority. rampartc Dec 2021 #18
Jesus Tickle Dec 2021 #19
no way that Trump beats HRC, the most qualified Presidential candidate in the history of the USA WarGamer Dec 2021 #21
true nt Tickle Dec 2021 #22
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