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Headed for the exits: Why 3 dozen House members aren't running for re-election

Republican Rep. Don Bacon won nine heavily contested GOP primary battles and general elections over the past decade in his swing U.S. House district.But the retired Air Force general and moderate Republican who represents an Omaha, Nebraska-anchored congressional district told Fox News Digital that "the fire wasn’t there" anymore.Bacon, who announced this summer that he wouldn't run for a sixth two-year term in Congress in next year's midterms, is one of 36 U.S. House members who've announced they won't seek re-election next year.And the surge in retirements may impact next year's midterm elec

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