Posted on 09/11/2019 8:42:19 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
In the swing state of North Carolina, it was happy-dance time for the beleaguered Republicans. Two hotly contested congressional races both went solidly into the GOP camp, helping the Republicans in the crazies-run House. State senator Dan Bishop won in the 9th District, and Greg Murphy won in the 3rd District, and both will now get the opportunity to tell Reps. Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez that they are out to lunch. It was a conservative blowout.
Five things stick out about it now.
First, straightforward conservatism, President Trump's stellar economy, and not being crazy all count for something.
Dan Bishop's campaign website highlights a blunt, straight conservative agenda, with rule of law at the border, support for the Second Amendment, and saying "yes" to life right there in the top row in red for his agenda. It's as blunt as it gets. The second and third rows resonate with a majority of voters, too, such as voter ID, low taxes, defense of freedom of faith, supporting the troops, and strong defense rounding it out. Pure conservatism with zero namby-pambyism — and sure enough, Bishop won.
Greg Murphy, a physician, was just as good as gold as Bishop, highlighting limited government, getting rid of the government debt, supporting Trump, supporting the military, supporting the Second Amendment, decent health care, and support for life to round the platform out. It was a winner.
Second, it's Trump's party now.
President Trump rather selflessly made some campaign trips to North Carolina to support these candidates. He gave hearty endorsements to them and allowed them to associate themselves with him. It worked like a charm,
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
The other three things of the five:
3. Third, the GOP has to learn its lesson about putting forward good candidates.
4. the forecasters didn’t know what they were talking about.
They called this a hair’s-breadth race, narrow, neck-and-neck, the Democrats’ to lose and all that. In the 9th District, the GOP really was at a disadvantage due to a bad previous candidate. And North Carolina is considered a swing or purple state, so anything really could have happened, perhaps. They just chose to call it for the Democrats. Well, now they’ve got egg all over their faces — and that’s a portent as to how much they ought to be listened to in 2020.
5. Democrats are trying to claim this as their own victory anyway.
Oh, sure — everyone wants to put on the best face, but Democrats are making fools of themselves. Both Axios and the Washington Post claimed that the margin was razor-thin. It wasn’t.
Beleaguered?
What a freaking idiot this person is
Were not beleaguered ! we’re going to kick the crap out of these loser communists
RE: Someone needs to tell Kasich and Romney.
And Joe Walsh and Mark Sanford and Bill Weld.
The NC wins yesterday could signal that Trump has coattails. That should make the Dems VERY nervous going into 2020.
One of them said at the Trump Rally, (Bishop, I think), something like, send me to Washington to support/help President Trump
(not Republicans, added by me)
Trump’s party now.
A lot of Republican have stepped down. Their potential replacements should get the memo: Stand with the President and win.
I think we can remake the GOP.
“Both Axios and the Washington Post claimed that the margin was razor-thin. It wasn’t.”
So what was the margin? I can find it reported anywhere.
Here’s he five things about NC that really matter:
1. The Republicans won.
2. The democrats lost.
3. The Republicans won, which caused the democrats to lose.
4. By Republicans WINNING, it means that democrats LOST.
5. See 1 through 4 above, lather, rinse, and repeat.
“Were not beleaguered ! we’re going to kick the crap out of these loser communists”
Yes we are.
What I saw last night was one 24 pt win and one win that was less than 1%. Maybe things have changed since I saw the results of that close race...
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/state/north-carolina/article234959872.html
a little change from what I remember but not much...2.2% and 25% wins
>>>>>Bishop led McCready 50.8 percent to 48.6 percent in the race, with 99 percent of the precincts reporting, the Observer reported. The margin of victory was much bigger in the 3rd Congressional District, with Murphy defeating Democrat Allen Thomas by 62 percent to 37 percent, the Observer reported.<<<<<
A 1% Victory margin for the Republican means there is a better than 50% chance that the Democrats will steal it after the fact.
Oh, please, Yes!
Romney & Kasick are The Anglo Hate-America Inc. version of the Apocalypse of Cortex, Omarxist, Tihab, Raggedy head, and Presley, and every bit as treacherous.
I think we can remake the GOP.
It's the "Tea Party" on steroids!!
Methinks they’re just propping up the narrative that a Trump win in 2020 must be illegitimate.
And Joe Walsh and Mark Sanford and Bill Weld.
And 1/2 the Fox News Staff.
For the first time in many moons, I watched about 90 minutes {not in a row} of cnnmsnbc coverage.
It was kinda like a small version of the 2016 election.
They were very high and then very somber and weepy eyed.
Shadenfreude is so delicious.
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