Moderates fleeing U.S. House, setting stage for more Washington gridlock

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Sept 14 (Reuters) - Moderate members of the U.S. House of Representatives are leaving office at twice the rate of their more partisan peers this year, a Reuters analysis found, likely deepening Washington gridlock during President Joe Biden's next two years in office.

The number of incumbent House members retiring or who lost a party nomination contest is at a three-decade high after a once-a-decade redistricting process that eliminated more than a dozen of the country's dwindling number of competitive districts.

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Now all 50 states have finished their nominating contests, 13 of Congress's 50 most centrist members - about one in four - did not seek reelection or lost their primary, ensuring they will leave office at year's end. By comparison, only one-eighth of other incumbents will not appear on the Nov. 8 ballot, with the majority running in politically safe districts.