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Arizona House Republican [Debbie Lesko] won’t run for reelection: DC ‘is broken’

Arizona House Republican won’t run for reelection: DC ‘is broken’

Rep. Debbie Lesko (R-Ariz.) announced Tuesday that she would not be seeking reelection in 2024 because “Washington, D.C. is broken,” she said in a statement.

The Arizona congresswoman also said she wants to spend more time with family.

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- Inquiring minds want to know
  
  How's that for an oxymoron - "Inqui(R)ing Minds" 😆
- It's ha(R)d to know...
An important point from the article:
A Republican candidate is likely to fill her position, given her district’s lean, but all eyes are on Arizona in the upcoming election year with the state becoming one of the key swing states in recent election cycles.
"In this time when we need patriots to fight for a free and fair society ... I quit as it is very hard currently and not worth my effort financially. Thank you for paying for my TED talk."
Broken for whom
- From what I gather she's rather conservative so maybe she's just frustrated with divided government in general. Who knows though, she could have been offered a lucrative job in the private sector.
  
  Nah, she just feels like she reached her goals in ruining the government.
I'll bet she patted herself on the back for a job well done!
- That's definitely possible
Well then maybe she shouldn’t stood there waving an American flag while letting some orange bully take a shit in the sandbox telling everyone it was fudge, the best fudge, yuuge wonderful fudge.
*Broken largely by obstructionist republicans and corporations.
Good riddance
A hopeful take: Maybe this is clearing the runway for voting "present".
- She supports Jordan
  
  ?
  No, not really. You don't have to like her, but tell the truth. From: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/arizona/2023/10/06/reps-debbie-lesko-and-paul-gosar-pick-sides-in-the-speakers-race/71090307007/
  Two of Arizona’s six House Republicans threw their weight behind candidates in next week’s race to replace ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
  Rep. Paul Gosar endorsed Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio; he's a right-wing firebrand known as a loyal ally of former President Donald Trump. Trump also wants Jordan to get the speaker's gavel.
  Rep. Debbie Lesko endorsed Jordan’s leading challenger, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise of Louisiana, a longtime member of House GOP leadership.
  Emphasis mine.
In other words:
“Our work is done here.”
I've seen people similarly regard their scale as broken because it had a number they didn't like.
Thoughts and prayers

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