iconic trail blazing figure texas and a lot of party infight and it contributed to her decision. 85 years old telling local media the decision was not easy and some members asked her to reconsider. you begin to question the why when you get to a point in our party is not as together as you would like it to be, like you have experienced. she is not alone. other democrats choosing no t to run, too, as we head getting closer and closer to mid-terms. you would have thought on what that says about the democratic party now and what it could mean as some republicans predicting a red wave. i believe there is going to be a red wave. i don t know anybody republican, democrat, independent who could possibly vote for more of this. it is destroying our country, number one. number two, of course democrats are leaving because even if they are progressive democrats