Growing List of Democrat Retirements Bolster GOP Hopes of Retaking House Majority in 2022

When Rep. Ron Kind announced Aug. 10 that he wouldn't seek reelection, he became the eighth House Democrat to decide either to retire or seek a different office in November 2022.

"Democrats are going to lose control of the House next fall and recent announcements from swing state House Democrats confirm that many Democrats see a wave election on the horizon for Republicans in the House," Darling told The Epoch Times on Aug. 23.

"Just look to President Obama's first midterm election, where he lost 63 House seats and President Trump's 41 House seat loss as strong evidence that history is not on the side of the Democrats," Darling said.

"When you add up the factors of Republican-favored redistricting, Democrat retirements in swing districts, recent midterm voting trends, and the embarrassment of Afghanistan, there are going to be some strong headwinds that will make it likely that Republicans pick up far more than the five seats they need to take control of the House."

Eight House Republican incumbents have also announced either retirement plans or bids for higher office, although they are predominantly from heavily GOP districts.

"The GOP lost the House, Senate, and White House under Trump, and yet they are still holding him up as their standard-bearer, so I would not be at all surprised if they did not take back the House, so long as he basically still has the GOP seemingly in a hostage situation."

Nine House Democrats who have expressed concerns about Biden's $3.5 trillion spending plan that is to be voted on this week reportedly are being pressured not to oppose the White House measure.

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