A decision by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) to run for governor of his state should come as no surprise as the rancor in Washington, D.C. grows under Donald Trump.
That is according to NOTUS congressional reporter Daniella Diaz during an appearance on MSNBC's "Way Too Early" on Wednesday.
During a discussion with host Ali Vitali, the two noted that Tuberville is not the only senator who is abandoning a highly sought-after Senate seat to run for an executive in their home state.
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The reason, Diaz pointed out, is that being in Congress is quickly losing its appeal.
"I want to pivot a little bit to that news about Tommy Tuberville running for governor back home in Alabama," Vitali prompted her guest. "But this is something that we end up seeing people leaving office and running for other positions, talk about, you know, the retirements list, the people who are questing for other office. It's not just Tuberville, it's Sen. Michael Bennett (D-CO), but then there's also a bunch of House members who have higher aspirations as well."
"Exactly, Ali," Diaz replied. "I mean, it's really interesting. They won't publicly say it, but I talked to lawmakers on Capitol Hill on both sides every day and it's just a very not fun place to work these days."
She continued, "And they will tell you that, some of them even on the record, but for the most part, they're trying to figure out what they can do other than being in Congress when it's so dysfunctional."
"But it's important to note that these members really don't love what they're doing on Capitol Hill, she later added. "It's been really difficult for them on both sides; Democrats in the minority seeking office elsewhere, Republicans saying, you know, this is actually a lot harder than what I thought it would be. Let me go seek higher office elsewhere. so that's what we're seeing take place."
"And this won't be the last announcement we'll see in the next two years before the next election," she added.
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