North Carolina Democrat Rep. Mike McIntyre announced he will retire at the end of his term this year. That means, another House seat that has been held on barely by Democrats will likely go Republican in the mid-term elections. This again is another nail in the Democrat’s coffin chances of taking back the House. Mitt Romney won McIntyre’s district by 20 percentage points in 2012.
McIntyre’s decision gives Republicans a huge pickup opportunity in his North Carolina district that’s vexed them for years, and makes him the latest centrist congressman who has decided to retire. McCarthy’s Long Island district could also be competitive for Republicans.
McIntyre had been gearing up for a rematch against David Rouzer, whom he narrowly beat in 2012. Most Democrats expected him to run, but his fundraising numbers had sagged this year as compared to past years, an early sign he was mulling a retirement.
“In eastern North Carolina, we have demonstrated that public service is a partnership between the people and the representative they entrust to speak on their behalf. For us, this has been where the priorities of policy over politics, issues over ideology, dialogue over dollars, and cooperation over campaigning have prevailed,” McIntyre says in a statement. “Having answered the call entrusted through this partnership, I will be retiring from the U.S. House of Representatives at the end of this term.”
Also retiring is New York Marxist Carolyn McCarthy. This district in New York leans Democrat, but is only D+3. If Republicans put a good candidate on the ticket, there is no reason to think they can’t take McCarthy’s seat too.
These two slimy Democrats were so excited about running on ObamaCARE this year that they retired.