Posted on 05/06/2019 11:00:26 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
Any conservative Alabama voter who stayed home was a lazy bum or a stupid ass. I’ll bet that wouldn’t apply to a single Freeper.
(my opinion)
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You're welcome and thank you also.
In 2020 Alabama has to do this all over again for the Senate seat.
Should be interesting.
Possible pickup=AL
Possible losses: CO, AZ
NM is up in the air
I agree with that. Most of us would crawl over broken glass to vote.
It will be. I sure hope our team can act like one this time.
You're presuming that the RNC wanted to help the Trump Agenda to advance. Nothing in their actions or behaviors or words since 2016 backs that up. We the People wants their power and authority to be curtailed. The RNC is not exactly on board yet.
We do not need those listed Republicans to win.
The FAR more important priority is defeating every incumbent Republican in the Primaries (other than those who have been openly on board with the Limited Government push, and have consistently voted that way). THAT should be our priority, and we should get started on it IMMEDIATELY. The RNC is our enemy, and they have openly opposed our President in our efforts at tearing down the Establishment/Swamp.
I don’t disagree.
Peterson’s last few races have been getting closer and closer.
But to his credit, he’s really good at constituent relations and in general being out in the district. He also throws out a few votes each years to not make him look so liberal.
I wish some of our GOP reps were as good at constituent relations as a number of the red state Dems are. How do we think Tom Daschle survived as long as he did in a heavy red state like South Dakota? yeah, he talked out of both sides of his mouth - but he paid attention to everything in the state.
But truth be told, when Peterson retires, that seat flips GOP with no contest. I just hope he gives it up in 2020.
Re: Graham “If he wins he will be back bashing President Trump within 48 hours.”
There doesn’t appear to be an “if”. His strong defense of Kav has greatly reduced the already not high chances he’ll have a serious primary challenger.
Re: Gary Peters “ Peters won election in 2014 - an off year for Democrats - by 14 points so I don’t see him as all that vulnerable”
The Republican candidate was horrendous and had a “meltdown” on camera that 86ed her chances. I looked at the Senatorial approval ratings and Peters was actually the LEAST KNOWN of any Senator in his home state, giving him less of an incumbents’ advantage. I think he is quite vulnerable IF President Trump is carrying the state (ticket splitting will be low) and we have a good candidate, possibly 2018 nominee John James who slightly over performed in a bad year.
Re: Tillis “Sure hope Tillis has a strong challenger in the primary so we can send him home.”
He has recently acquired a challenger who is running as a “true conservative™”. However this guy, random rich dude Garland Tucker, was a never Trumper in the primaries, to the point of supporting Kasich (he did back the ticket in the general however). I’m am skeptical of whether Tucker deserves consideration. Whether he is actually more conservative than Tillis is an open and possibly indeterminable question and a first time candidate is not a good match for a “purple” state (which NC is, not “left-leaning” like the psychotic author of the Axios article purports, Sally Jihad or whatever her name is).
Sally Jihad is obviously an idiot, pegging Virginia as being a “hot” race because it was close in 2014. I won’t write it off completely but a close race against Mark Warner is not likely and the state is lean D in the POTUS race.
Famously ZERO states split tickets for President/Senate in 2016 and I don’t think more than a few states could split in 2020. We’re at a nadir of ticket splitting.
We will win Alabama, provided uber loser Roy Moore is not renominated (and maybe even if he is, all that would do is make the race competitive again). If need be the President must step in and go nuclear on Moore.
The next best target is NH if Governor Sununu runs, polls are tied, oddly I don’t NH being talked about much. #3 target is Michigan. Limited opportunities in other seats but the open seat in New Mexico bears watching.
Vulnerable seats are
Colorado at #1, a slight D state but Gardener is tough and can beat it out (if Trump is running strong he can carry the state)
Arizona, McSally vs. Cuck Astronaut, little ticket splitting expected, Enema was by far the strongest democrat in the state, they don’t have another one. I expect McSally to survive baring a disaster that sees Trump lose the state.
Other potentially vulnerable seats
Maine, Collins is popular and I have a hard time seeing her lose, Trump should do well there and maybe even win the state and she’ll get a more crossover votes than any other seriously challenged Republican. I don’t think feminazi outrage will be enough to tank her.
NC, not safe but I have trouble seeing it go D. Should be very little ticket splitting.
GA, Stacy Abrams passing on the race leaves rats without a top tier candidate
IA, Rat Rep. Cindy Axne just declined Chuck Shoemer’s begging and is running for reelection to the House, doesn’t look like the rats have anyone strong considering the race. Ex-Rep David Young will challenge Axne to get his House seat back.
Sadly no great gains seem likely but with luck we can have a net gain and democrats do not expect to win the chamber even if they have a good night.
Thom “four fingers and a tumb” Tillis.
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