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    <em>The Atlantic</em> Politics Daily: Following the Hurd

    Why so many Republicans are retiring from Congress. Plus: Squirrel Hill struggles with the role of politics in making meaning out of tragedy.
    by Saahil Desai Sep 30, 2019 3 minutes
    Source: Jonathan Ernst / Reuters

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    (Erin Scott / Reuters)

    Maybe the most fundamental truism in American politics is: Don’t make predictions. But, at least in Congress, if you’re trying to figure out which way the political winds are blowing, you could do a lot worse than tracking Congressional retirements.

    Last year, more than two dozen Republicans retired, foreshadowing the Democratic blue wave that led to the party claiming 40 seats in the

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