Recently, 3 congressional dems have stated their intention to retire giving repubs possible easy pickups in the upcoming 2010 election. When the dems lost control of the house in 1994, they had 30 dems retiring.
Now, while we only have three, this does not mean it will continue to the point of 1994 levels. But it is troubling. The dems are meeting soon to discuss how to stop/slow the reps from retiring.
