Democrats are deciding that it’s time to jump ship.
They called it quits just when Pelosi needed them most.
Nancy Pelosi blew her gasket at a betrayal from two allies she was counting on.
Two more Democrats have announced that they’re retiring and won’t seek reelection in the 2022 midterms.
This could be an added problem for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi who is desperately hoping to hold her already slim majority.
With President Biden’s approval ratings in free fall Democrats are facing grim prospects for the 2022 midterms and Republicans only need to flip five seats in order to take control of the House.
So it’s bad news for Pelosi that Reps. David Price (D-NC) and Mike Doyle (D-PA) both announced their plans to retire this week.
Doyle and Price “have easily won reelection in their blue-leaning districts in recent years,” Fox News commented, “But without their guaranteed presence, Democrats’ slim majority in the House becomes increasingly fragile.”
“I am announcing today that I will not seek re-election as representative for North Carolina’s Fourth Congressional District,” said a statement from Price, who represents the Durham area. “I do so with a profound sense of gratitude to the voters of the Fourth District; to the supporters who have backed me in 18 successive campaigns; and to my staff in Washington and the district, whose competence and dedication are responsible for the quality of representation and service I have been able to provide.
“So while it is time for me to retire, it is no time to flag in our efforts to secure a ‘more perfect union’ and to protect and expand our democracy … promise, in the fifteen months remaining and beyond, to continue fighting for the just and inclusive country we believe in,” the Democrat added.
While Doyle has served over a dozen terms in Congress, his district, which includes the entire city of Pittsburgh, has steadily been trending Republican over the years and coal is a major industry in the area.
“I stood by the people of Pittsburgh and they stood by me, sending me back to represent them 13 additional terms, and I have no doubt they would do it again if today I was announcing my intention to seek re-election in 2022,” he said. “But I believe the time has come to pass the torch to the next generation, so I’ve called you here today to announce that I will not be a candidate for Congress in 2022 and plan to retire at the end of my current term.”
Doyle then said he would use his remaining time in Congress to push the Democrats’ Build Back Better legislation which seeks to replace coal energy sources that the Democrats prefer such as wind and solar power.
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