Top Trump Sycophant Mark Meadows Is 25th House Republican Not to Run Again in 2020, A Record for Rats Abandoning the Ship?
December 20th 2019
U.S. Congressmen Jim Jordan and Mark Meadows speaking at the 2018 CPAC (Gage Skidmore)
By Emily Singer
Rep. Mark Meadows (R-NC) — one of Donald Trump’s loudest and most fervent supporters on Capitol Hill — will not seek reelection in 2020, according to multiple reports.
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Meadows is reportedly still looking to help Trump when he leaves, which may happen before his term expires.
Meadows is now the 25th House Republican who will not return for the next Congress. The House GOP retirement list could continue to grow, as a number of lawmakers go home over the holidays and think about whether to seek reelection.
A number of the Republican retirements give Democrats an opening to pick up seats in 2020.
Meadows’ district, however, is difficult for Democrats.
His seat was redrawn to be more competitive in 2020, after a court ruling determined North Carolina Republicans illegally gerrymandered their House map and were forced to redraw it in a more competitive manner. Yet Trump still carried it with 57% in 2016, making it a reach for Democrats.
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