Cracks in the GOP wall

Also, there goes another one.  (Which we knew about at the end of August.)

...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.

Still another GOP Congresscritter bowing out

Illinois Republican John Shimkus announced Friday he won't seek reelection to the House next year.

The 12-term congressman, who is a senior member of the Energy and Commerce Committee, told KMOX-AM in St. Louis that he would retire at the end of his term.

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Illinois' 15th Congressional District is heavily Republican: President Donald Trump won 70 percent in the district in 2016. But Shimkus' decision to retire is another sign that Republicans see a difficult climb back to the majority in next year's elections.

  Politico