Political Wire: GOP Retirements Mount in the House

[flpoljunkie]

GOP Retirements Mount in the House

With news that Rep. Henry Brown (R-SC) will not seek re-election, we noted Republicans now have 14 open House seats to defend this year while Democrats have just 10 open seats so far.

The Fix: "While much of the focus for the last month (or so) has been on Democrats' retirement problems -- set off by a quartet of announcements in swing and Republican-leaning districts over the last month -- a broad look at the open seat playing field suggests more parity in terms of the two parties' opportunities and vulnerabilities than conventional wisdom suggests."

http://politicalwire.com/archives/2010/01/04/gop_retirements_mount_in_the_house.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+PoliticalWire+%28Taegan+Goddard%27s+Political+Wire%29

[Kdillard]

1. Well hopefully Dems are able to take advantage. k and r.

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

2. Funny how there's a BREAKING NEWS whenever a Dem retires.

But there's barely a peep when a Republican does.

[flpoljunkie]

3. Kick to remind the media who continue to focus on Democratic retirements!