Another Southern California Republican member of Congress is bowing out – Darrell Issa won’t run for re-election this year.
His district straddles Orange and San Diego counties. It was considered one of the most vulnerable to flip Democratic. Issa’s move follows fellow-Republican Ed Royce’s of north Orange County bowing out a couple of days ago. What does it mean for the midterms in 2018?
Also, Senator Dianne Feinstein has released congressional testimony of Fusion GPS co-founder Glenn Simpson, garnering backlash from the GOP, though the move was supported by committee Democrats. Why did she release the transcript, and what will these mean for her Senate run?
Our panel of political guests weigh in.
Guests:
Jessica Taylor, lead digital political reporter for NPR based in DC; her latest piecelooks at Issa’s decision to not seek re-election and other GOP retirements; she tweets
Norberto Santana, publisher of "Voice of OC," a nonprofit newsroom that focuses on civics and government in Orange County since 2009; he tweets
Sean T. Walsh, Republican political analyst and partner at Wilson Walsh Consulting in San Francisco; he is a former adviser to California Governors Pete Wilson and Arnold Schwarzenegger and a former White House staffer for Presidents Reagan and H.W. Bush
Chris Megerian, reporter for the Los Angeles Times currently based in DC, where he writes about special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russian investigation; his latest piece looks at Feinstein’s release of the GPS Fusion dossier; he tweets