{"id":630255,"date":"2021-08-10T15:50:43","date_gmt":"2021-08-10T19:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=630255"},"modified":"2021-08-10T15:50:45","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T19:50:45","slug":"ron-kind-will-reportedly-announce-retirement-in-a-wisconsin-district-trump-won-twice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-kind-will-reportedly-announce-retirement-in-a-wisconsin-district-trump-won-twice\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Kind Will Reportedly Announce Retirement In A Wisconsin District Trump Won Twice"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fron-kind-will-reportedly-announce-retirement-in-a-wisconsin-district-trump-won-twice%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=630255&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Ron-Kind-scaled-e1619634097173.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Wisconsin Democratic Rep. Ron Kind will reportedly announce his retirement Tuesday, vacating a swing seat that former President Donald Trump twice carried.<\/p>\n<p>Kind\u2019s retirement, first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/2021\/08\/10\/kind-reelection-503343\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> by Politico, comes after he narrowly won reelection in his western Wisconsin seat, beating Republican challenger Derrick Van Orden by just three points. Kind, who won his first House race in 1996, won by over 20 points in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>While Kind won in 2016 and 2020, Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailykos.com\/stories\/2012\/11\/19\/1163009\/-Daily-Kos-Elections-presidential-results-by-congressional-district-for-the-2012-2008-elections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">carried the district<\/a> by about five points both times, even as President Joe Biden went on to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2020\/11\/04\/joe-biden-beats-donald-trump-wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">beat him statewide<\/a> in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>His retirement is a blow to Democrats, who are fighting against worrying historical trends and decennial redistricting to keep their slim House majority. Though they have largely managed to avoid a mass exodus of members in competitive districts, Kind\u2019s retirement makes holding his swing seat a much greater challenge.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"11.512048192771\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Big news day \u2014 if we had ratings (we don\u2019t because of redistricting), this would probably be a Leans Republican-rated pickup.<\/p>\n<p>Overall flow of candidate announcements has been generally positive for Republicans in the House \u2014 this one most definitely included. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CQp8fR12d7\">https:\/\/t.co\/CQp8fR12d7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Kyle Kondik (@kkondik) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kkondik\/status\/1425171901333266432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 10, 2021<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He joins Democratic Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick of Arizona,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/30\/democrat-cheri-bustos-will-retire-congress-illinois\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cheri Bustos<\/a> of Illinois and Conor Lamb of Pennsylvania, all of whom have said they will forgo reelection, Politico reported.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/06\/conor-lamb-pennsylvania-senate-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Conor Lamb Jumps In To High-Stakes Pennsylvania Senate Race)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kind has not ruled out a bid to take on Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, but if he does, he would face a crowded Democratic primary that includes Mandela Barnes, the state\u2019s lieutenant governor.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wisconsin Democratic Rep. 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