This is a theory anons, no sauce just a longtime lurker's observation, some Gop'ers are retiring to step aside and avoid prosecution perhaps?? But with so many declaring retiring and not running again, I speculate that a mass sweep o our political class may be imminent…dems hold onto office for dear life, there are scores of PACs on their side to get all sorts of diverse insurgents into low and high office, they are speeddating impeachment…so perhaps there will be some sort of clean sweep of our political class when it all hits the fan…Martial law?? the perfect storm???