Kinzinger to retire - breaking

[MoonRiver]

Guess the Q death threats were too much for him and his family. Can't blame him. Hope we pick up his seat.

[Wounded Bear]

1. That and the Dems were about to gerrymander him out of a job...

[greenjar_01]

2. They redistricted him out of Congress - has nothing to do with threats

He probably was going to have a hard time winning anyway, but Illinois Dems gerrymandered him away.

[OnDoutside]

10. Was there no Trumpy GOP seat they could have done that to ? Seems strange given the circumstances.

[greenjar_01]

12. Short-sighted and foolish

They were worried enough about Underwood's seat, I guess. Not sure why - she's great. Then again, a total kook almost beat her in 2020

[ProfessorGAC]

15. No, Not Really

I'm in his district.
When it was last redistricted, it made it harder for Ds to win. Too many rural voters west of us. We had a D congressperson before him. Before that there was a fairly moderate R who did a lot for the district. Before that, it was a D for many years.
So draw the lines so the west edge isn't so far west, they have to go north & south to get population right. That's more blue. So, he's done anyway.
Draw the lines west & south & he's getting into maga land, where he's unpopular. He's been primaried before & has won easily. But, out that direction, he is iffy on being the candidate.
Besides, he's a true R. Not a maniac cultist but a rigid supply-sider & deficit hawk. I've spoken to him several times, and he's a nice guy, but I'd never vote for him.

[SoCalDavidS]

3. I'm Sure Some MAGA Will Run & Win In That Red District

And the party will move further into the cult of personality.

[MoonRiver]

4. Well, if Dems gerrymandered the district, we could win!

[SoCalDavidS]

5. Be Nice If We Benefited From Gerrymandering For A Change nt

[MoonRiver]

6. What goes round comes round!

[global1]

9. I'd Be Happy If We Just Broke Even Given All The.....

gerrymandering the Repugs are doing.

[greenjar_01]

13. Illinois is pretty wildly gerrymandered for Dems already

Look at the district maps

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. Kinzinger becomes the 2nd Republican who voted to impeach Trump & announce they won't seek re-electi

Link to tweet

[lagomorph777]

8. Broken.

[TheBlackAdder]

11. I guess the QAnon favorite, Chester the Molester, will run in his place.

[former9thward]

14. He is not retiring from politics.

It was known almost a year ago (and I posted it here) that he intends to run for governor. That announcement will come soon.

[ProfessorGAC]

16. Agreed!

There's was some noise down here in his district about Senate, but there's no way he beats Durbin or Duckworth, so I doubt that he does that.
Running for governor sure seems a high probability. Enough of our voters were dumb enough to vote for Rauner. Adam could win.