Chart of the Day: Republicans Are Fleeing the House

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Mark Meadows, a big Trump ally and until recently head of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, announced today that he wouldn’t be running for reelection. He’s not the only one:

I’m a little surprised by this. Does it represent a loss of conservative optimism about the 2020 election? Or are people just tired in general of a divided government in which it’s obvious that nothing can get done?