‘Texodus’ Wave of GOP Retirements May Not Boost Dems as Expected

Rep. Will Hurd (R-Texas) on Capitol Hill in Washington on Oct. 21, 2015. On Aug. 1, Hurd announced he would not run for re-election. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

WASHINGTON—Democrats are beside themselves with excitement, thanks to the “Texodus” of 11 Lone Star State Republican incumbent congressmen either losing reelection bids or retiring since President Donald Trump entered the Oval Office in 2017.

“When it comes to where House Democrats can go on offense, it doesn’t get any bigger than Texas,” Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) Chairwoman Rep. Cheri Bustos (D-Ill.) said earlier this year.