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RandySF

(80,274 posts) Mon Dec 1, 2025, 08:40 PM 21 hrs ago

Mike Johnson's red alert on members quitting Congress

Members of the House of Representatives are quitting Congress at a record rate, with Republican retirements and resignations outpacing Democrats by a nearly 2-to-1 ratio in the first 11 months of the year.

Why it matters: In previous cycles, the party with more departures tends to lose seats — if not the majority.

Call it the congressional JOLTS rate. Like its BLS counterpart, a high reading for one party doesn't predict a House flip any more than a bad JOLTS number calls a recession.

But it's not a great sign for Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who needs to worry that early GOP retirements could strip him of his gavel this year.

https://www.axios.com/2025/12/02/congress-retirements-mike-johnson-republicans

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Mike Johnson's red alert on members quitting Congress (Original Post) RandySF 21 hrs ago OP

Win with Trump and lose with Trump. Frasier Balzov 21 hrs ago #1

It's not a new video, but your post reminded me of this: Gore1FL 21 hrs ago #3

Happy they're all okay... ZDU 19 hrs ago #8

That was great! How did I never see it before? Wiz Imp 19 hrs ago #9

How about the Traildogbob 21 hrs ago #2

Rats leaving a sinking ship mdbl 21 hrs ago #4

The horizon MW67 20 hrs ago #5

If Dems win Tennessee tomorrow, his majority is even thinner before they even retire. Marjorie's out in three weeks. ChicagoTeamster 20 hrs ago #6

Don't get too excited. J_William_Ryan 20 hrs ago #7

It's currently 219 R to 213 D Wiz Imp 19 hrs ago #10

Axios buffers this so hard to protect Republican feelings, if the parties were reversed SaydiTom 18 hrs ago #11

Frasier Balzov

(4,752 posts)

1. Win with Trump and lose with Trump.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 08:48 PM

21 hrs ago

MAGA has peaked. Its decline is not gradual. It is abrupt.

That's what happens when you grab the wheel with both hands and steer the car into the right wing ditch.

Gore1FL

(22,783 posts)

3. It's not a new video, but your post reminded me of this:

Reply to Frasier Balzov (Reply #1)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 09:08 PM

21 hrs ago

ZDU

(957 posts)

8. Happy they're all okay...

Reply to Gore1FL (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 10:52 PM

19 hrs ago

and I'm laughing so much I'm about to fall on the floor myself.

Wiz Imp

(8,411 posts)

9. That was great! How did I never see it before?

Reply to Gore1FL (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 10:53 PM

19 hrs ago

Traildogbob

(12,285 posts)

2. How about the

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 09:07 PM

21 hrs ago

Replacement Dem come in a stick that gavel up his Sanctimonious ass and send the video to his son’s cell phone while he “smirks with joy” in a Pornographic way from the prostate massage.
Disobeying Jesus law.

mdbl

(7,934 posts)

4. Rats leaving a sinking ship

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 09:09 PM

21 hrs ago

How courageous of them.

MW67

(79 posts)

5. The horizon

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 09:32 PM

20 hrs ago

Of '26 sure looks a lot brighter than '25s did, lots of maga are beginning to realize there's no future in maga, besides having to defend lame duck liar Donnie from various issues and answer for their support of him ,the most painful thorn in the side being , he's in the Epstein Files which is why many are silently unhitching their wagons now , if the Democrat wins the special election in Tennessee tomorrow, Mike Johnson's job and house will crumble quickly

ChicagoTeamster

(276 posts)

6. If Dems win Tennessee tomorrow, his majority is even thinner before they even retire. Marjorie's out in three weeks.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 09:57 PM

20 hrs ago

J_William_Ryan

(3,218 posts)

7. Don't get too excited.

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 10:08 PM

20 hrs ago

MAGA isn’t going anywhere.

Before MAGA it was the ‘tea party’; what we now call MAGA has been around for more than 50 years dating back to the Southern Strategy and the rise of the Christo-fascist right.

The fear, ignorance, racism, bigotry, misogyny, and hate of the authoritarian GOP is just as strong and just as powerful as it ever was – it will remain a threat well into the future.

The capricious stupidity and willful ignorance of the voters, in a democracy that’s irreparably broken, and a political process hopelessly corrupted by Republicans, will continue to return the fascist right to power.

Wiz Imp

(8,411 posts)

10. It's currently 219 R to 213 D

Reply to RandySF (Original post)

Mon Dec 1, 2025, 11:07 PM

19 hrs ago

Democrats are guaranteed of winning the Special Election in Texas in January (both candidates are Ds in a runoff). MTG is resigning at the beginning of January, making it 218 to 214 (until a Special election fills her seat). Dems should easily win the special election for Mikie Sherrill's set in NJ (which she just resigned to take over as Governor) which is scheduled for April. That would put the margin at 218 to 215. If they could pull off the Tennessee upset, that could reduce the margin to 2 (218 - 216) by April.

Has anyone besides MTG announced an early resignation rather than just choosing not to run for reelection?

SaydiTom

(73 posts)

11. Axios buffers this so hard to protect Republican feelings, if the parties were reversed