16th Republican quits the House so he can seek redder pastures back at home

[riversedge]

16th Republican quits the House so he can seek redder pastures back at home


https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2019/9/17/1886068/-16th-Republican-quits-the-House-so-he-can-seek-redder-pastures-back-at-home?detail=emaildkre

Tuesday September 17, 2019 · 1:19 PM CDT


On Tuesday, Rep. Paul Cook's chief of staff said the congressman would not seek re-election next year to California’s 8th District, making Cook the 16th Republican to retire from the House so far this cycle. Instead, Cook will seek an open seat on the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, a race his team had previously said he was interested in.

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Cook easily turned back Democratic opponents in 2014 and 2016, thanks to his district's deep-red lean: This sprawling seat, which hugs the Nevada border and takes in northern San Bernardino County and the High Desert, voted 55-40 for Donald Trump and 60-40 for Republican John Cox in 2018's gubernatorial race. Last year, after Democrats narrowly got squeezed out in the primary once more, Cook again faced another Republican in the general election, former Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, and beat him 60-40. (Imus, incidentally, had worked for Donnelly in the legislature.)

Therefore, Republicans are overwhelmingly likely to retain this seat, though it doesn't say much about the party's prospects for regaining control of the House if members in safely red districts don't want to stick around..........

[lindysalsagal]

1. and what slimy rock should we be watching to see what slug crawls out from under it

to work for the most corrupt gangster who's ever held office?

[gratuitous]

2. Joaquin Andujar's favorite word in English: Youneverknow

Put up a candidate, Democrats. You never know when a contest between Republicans in a California top two primary might provide an opening. Up until this week, I'm sure it didn't enter into the RNC's calculations to have to spend any money defending this seat. Let's see if we can't force them to pony up some dough on this race, dough they won't have to spend somewhere else.

[struggle4progress]

3. "The angry mobs from DC will have trouble finding me along the Nevada border"