Stunning number of Republicans are quitting amid Trump's cratering polls: analysis

More congressional Republicans have quit, declined to seek reelection, or jumped to different races than in any year since President Donald Trump's last midterm catastrophe, according to a new analysis, and the president's historic approval rating collapse may explain why.

At least 39 GOP lawmakers have headed for the exits, Slate's Ian Prasad Philbrick reported Friday, a number that rivals the 2018 Republican exodus when Trump's first-term unpopularity helped Democrats seize the House in a wave election.