2018 will be a great year for Trump Supporters. I think you’ll see R Senators (Missouri, Indiana, Florida, Montana, North Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan. And maybe a few blue states, too.). I think you will see R governors in Connecticut, Pennsylvania and New York. House seats, maybe a pick up of 1 to 5 seats...
Like NJ, NY has lost a lot of the voters that would support a Republican governor. I don’t see that happening; the scales have tipped past Romney’s “47%” point in NY.
At the risk of sounding like John Madden on a Sunday, if we can get more people voting "R" than they can get to vote "D", it'll be awesome.
The key to awesomeness is "conversion." We are well-positioned but we need to take action, otherwise we will face the "choice" of voting for little "r" swamp critters or (with all due respect) candidates not ready for prime-time like Moore.
If done correctly, this "conversion" can become the feedstock for a Deplorable farm system like the Tea Party started a few years ago.
One of the key and many times unsung elements of Trump and Deplorables, is that the coalition he put together has the potential to unite heretofore un-united individuals. Minorities of all stripes (blacks, hispanics, gays), union guys, and others used by the statists for decades suddenly seem willing to jump on the Trump Train. While many Patriots may chafe at the thought of working alongside some of these masses, I'd rather have Peter Thiel and Ben Carson in my boat than McCain or Mittens.
Yes, Trump won the Electoral College by a wide margin yet the vote margin of victory in PA, WI, and MI were but a few hundred thousand votes. That's too close for comfort in my book. Republican voter registrations are up in many key states. This is a very positive development. However, the disarray on the left is masking movements like the "ground game" in Alabama....they're not dead yet.
Here is an actual example of the oppsition: New Democracy, a Democrat 'centrist' project that is aiming to (re)convert lapsed Democrats. Sure, they SAY the right things, like:
On immigration, for example, Democrats should stick to their guns in supporting a humane path to legalization. But we also should take seriously public concerns about the breakdown of public order and the impact of low-skill immigrants on native workers’ jobs and pay.
But THEIR TRUE INTENTION is found right below that paragraph (emphasis in bold added):
Most important, we need to engage voters where they live and refrain from writing any off. Even in the toughest places, rural communities and small towns, Democrats should show up and make our case. Practically speaking, we don’t need to convert GOP-leaning voters en mass, just win enough on the margins to tip elections our way.
True, we also need for Trump to keep on the agenda. I sense lots of people who will see weakness on illegal immigration as a broken promise a-la "read my lips". I think convictions may help, but that's akin to giving a starving man a bag of Swedish Fish instead of sustained nutrition.
So while Trump needs to do his bit, it is vital that we keep up our efforts to bring as many into the fold as possible, from all walks of life: tax collectors, Samaritans, patriotic yet lost Democrats, etc. This will help not just to offset Democrat advances, but the inevitable falling away of RINOs and other third-party attempts from the likes of Willard et al.