A prominent GOP strategist says House Republicans are so fed up with Congress that many are eyeing the exits — and he explained why this particular wave is “unusual.”

Strategist Doug Heye told CNN News Central on Monday that the dysfunction on Capitol Hill has turned Congress into a “bad workplace.”

“We could have had this same conversation last week, last year, eight, 10, 12 years ago. What we’ve seen in Congress, over now a generation, is it has become a bad workplace,” Heye said.

Heye, who served as deputy chief of staff for communications for then-House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, recalled a particular moment of misery.

“I remember very clearly walking to my car at 11:59 p.m. on December 31, 2012. As the clock was striking midnight, I was leaving the office, and I thought, ‘I hate

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