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We’ve had a lot of Democratic members of Congress make the decision that it’s time to pack it in, that they wouldn’t be running for election in November. When last we left you, the number was 28 who are heading for the exits.

Now add yet another one: Rep. Jim Cooper (D-TN), who represents Nashville, the 5th district. Cooper has been in office for 32 years, but he blames his departure on redistricting, saying that he tried to stop gerrymandering but that he didn’t see a way forward for him to win with the new districts.

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