Jennifer Rubin: First, the GOP shrinks. Then it should get crushed.

(Alex Brandon | AP Photo) In this Feb. 6, 2018 photo, Rep. Susan Brooks, R-Ind., speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. Brooks says she won't seek reelection next year because she wants to spend more time with her family. Brooks' office released a statement Friday, June 14, 2019, saying the four-term congresswoman will retire when her term ends in 2020. The 58-year-old says she's reached the point in life where she wants to focus on her husband, David, their two children, and other family and friends. Sane Senate Republicans and critics of President Donald Trump, including Bob Corker of Tennessee and Jeff Flake of Arizona as well as a slew of House Republicans, retired in 2018 rather than face the challenge of reelection in the Trump era. Over the past two weeks, six Republican House members — including one of only 13 women (Susan Brooks of Indiana) and the only African American (Will Hurd of Texas) — have announced their retirement, bringing the total to eight.

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