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babylonsister

(172,749 posts) Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:41 AM 5 hrs ago

Powerful House Republican Joins Retirement Wave

Abandon ship!!

https://politicalwire.com/2026/03/27/powerful-house-republican-joins-retirement-wave/

Powerful House Republican Joins Retirement Wave
March 27, 2026 at 7:35 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

Rep. Sam Graves (R-MO), the chairman of the House Committee on Transportation, is pulling his plans to seek re-election for his Missouri seat, joining dozens of other lawmakers who are retiring from Congress at the end of this term, the Wall Street Journal reports.

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Powerful House Republican Joins Retirement Wave (Original Post) babylonsister 5 hrs ago OP

What's the scandal? malaise 5 hrs ago #1

The scandal is the gop babylonsister 4 hrs ago #2

Love it malaise 4 hrs ago #3

I think he can see GOP's "House Party" will end in January and He'll be in the minority. Poor BABY IA8IT 3 hrs ago #7

Thanks for this malaise 3 hrs ago #8

with a pension, healthcare for life onethatcares 4 hrs ago #4

Yay yay yay! UpInArms 4 hrs ago #5

His re-election poll numbers must have been VERY bad. lol Multichromatic 4 hrs ago #6

Wish they would all leave early, leaving tbe House to Dems Figarosmom 29 min ago #9

malaise

(295,894 posts)

1. What's the scandal?

Reply to babylonsister (Original post)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:46 AM

5 hrs ago

Just yesterday he was attacking Dems

https://www.facebook.com/RepSamGraves/videos/weve-got-to-get-dhs-funded-and-tsa-paid-the-left-needs-to-quit-prioritizing-ille/946860694734940/

babylonsister

(172,749 posts)

2. The scandal is the gop

Reply to malaise (Reply #1)

Fri Mar 27, 2026, 08:52 AM

4 hrs ago

is going to have a severe case of whoop-ass in November! And then there's their fearless, ineffective, selfish, greedy, demented, tyrannical leader they're following off a cliff...