At least 31 Republicans have said they will retire instead of running for re-election in 2018. Are they afraid a wave election will sweep them out of office, and they would rather avoid the embarrassment? It could be, because Democrats hold a significant advantage in every poll -- and Democrats are fired up and ready to vote!
These charts are from a new Quinnipiac University Poll -- done between January 5th and 9th of a random national sample of 1,106 voters, with a 3.6 point margin of error.