VOTE & Support Free Republic, Folks!
Posted on 11/01/2018 2:59:26 PM PDT by jazusamo
There is one clear certainty about Tuesday’s midterm elections. Democratic Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York will not become the Senate majority leader.
I have looked at every Senate race this year, and I do not see any way the Democrats can win majority control of the chamber when voters cast ballots just a few days from now.
The supposed blue wave broke before making it to shore. This is a much bigger breakthrough in national government than you might have expected.
If the Democrats acquire a majority in the Senate they could block every person President Trump nominates for federal judgeships. Now that this seems unlikely, Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and the Senate Republicans will continue the amazing shift of the courts back toward a reliance on the Constitution as the source of legal decision-making.
This shift of the courts was the biggest achievement of President Trump’s first two years. Now it is likely guaranteed to continue.
If the Democrats acquire a Senate majority they would launch dozens of investigations and help hobble the senior leadership of the government. They would make life endlessly frustrating for Trump appointees.
Instead of developing new policies, the president’s team would be absorbed with preparing for unending, irritating – but dangerous – hearings. Their time and energy for new reforms and new policies would be severely limited.
A Democratic Senate would pursue hearings on issues Democrats thought would keep their base excited and enthusiastic.
Among the biggest losers Tuesday will be the would-be Democratic presidential candidates mired in the minority.
The outbursts of Democratic Sens. Cory “Spartacus” Booker of New Jersey and Kamala Harris of California at the Senate confirmation hearing for now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh were early indications of the frustrations of trying to run for president while being...
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I hope to win but Trump fighting an insane D-led House will ensure his reelection.
Thank you Newt, may you turn out to be a prophetic voice next Tuesday!!
Newtie came out a week or so ago predicting the Dems would take the House.
Either he’s an idiot, or he’s scare-tacting the Repubs to GOTV.
Or both.
Newt is implying that the senate GOP could be over 60.
I think Newt is being cautious....and basically naming the possibilities. He is NOT convinced that the Dems will take the house.
That would be sooooooo sweet.
The money quotes:
Control of the 435-member House in Tuesday’s elections will be a tough contest that could go either way. I think the GOP range is probably a low of 204 to a high of 229. A party needs at least 218 seats to have majority control of the House. None of us will know for sure which party comes up on top until the votes are counted.McConnell’s majority will certainly grow. My current conservative estimate is a GOP gain of three seats from the 51 seats Republicans currently hold. My optimistic prediction is a gain so high I am afraid to put in writing. Leader McConnell dislikes and distrusts projections, so I will keep my much more positive number to myself.
I agree.
ABSOLUTELY-—JUST VOTE!!
With Nancy as Speaker it will really get insane ,LOL
I saw Karl Rove (Pre 2008- you magnificent bastard, post 2008 - you bastard)) come out of the woodwork to predict Republicans hold both houses.
No, Newt. You are wrong
If Dems take over the House it indicates the US has bought into the socialist narrative of western Europe, Cuba and Venexuela, which is very bad news indeed.
The mere fact these numbers are so close
is a serious threat to our Republic.
VOTE & Support Free Republic, Folks!
Only if ALL the stars align ... I’ll add that IF the GOP takes W.VA, it might well happen ....
... lets just keep in mind that the polls were wrong in 2012, and they were super-duper-wrong in 2016 ... so I’m not counting anything til Wed. AM ...
With Ryan and many other RINOs out of the way, 2020 would be a massive MAGA / KAG rebound and the GOP would retake the House.
Shut up, Newt.
We’ve heard about enough out of you for one election cycle.
Conservatism is safe even if Gingrich has deep state handlers.
Pres. Trump’s first two years in office showed that both Trump and patriots badly underestimated the size of the deep state, anti-Trump swamp imo.
Trump will be able to get more done for the country imo if he has a patriot Congress.
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