Posted on 02/23/2017 11:00:02 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
I’m for Muzie Ellison to head the DNC!
They ain’t winning back all the states Obama won in 2008, no matter what they do. They risk losing at least 10 more Senate seats and several governorships. All of them, Democrats in red states.
I’m looking forward to the races in 2018. It was the civil unrest of BLM which added to the enthusiasm for DJT, and it will be the continued antics of the Left which help decide the election in swing states.
The underwhelming performance of the McConnell and the GOPe in Congress might be the biggest threat to winning those purple states. Hopefully, some pressure will be applied which gets them to act.
It is not a question of the Dems winning back voters, it is a question of Repubs KEEPING voters in 2018.
The Repub foot dragging on Trump’s agenda (repeal Obamacare, tax cuts, funding the Wall, etc...) will keep Repub voters at home in Nov. 2018 and the Dems will take the House and maybe the Senate.
If that happens, then Trump will be a “one and done” president.
This may be the Establishment’s plan.
You’re absolutely right, and I keep screaming it out loud. GO HARD LEFT!! It’s what the American people want!
If they expect to stop the hemorrhaging, they had better elect Keith Ellison as their new Chair...the new face of the Democrat Party.
There is certainly room for a 2nd major party. But if the Ds keep priorities like “suing nuns” and “putting male genitals in female locker rooms” and anyone who disagrees is “far right”, then NO they will not be that 2nd major party.
Trump/republican/”far right” will keep attracting the middle when the alternative is “far insane”. Ds are redefining “far right” to include those middle voters. Ds will be the party of LA, SF, NYC and a few other places where “far insane” is a good thing but hardly a major national party.
Oh, she’s trying to pretend to not be like all those other democrats - it’s not going to work, we’re kicking her out next time.
They have a lot more senate senate seats up for grabs than Republicans in 2018. Which means that Republicans are likely to make more gains in 2018.
GOP has 9 seats up for grabs.
DNC has 23.
I’m not sure that the Democrats can win back the voters who have traditionally supported them but voted for Trump last November. The GOP, however, can drive those voters back to the Democrats by blocking or watering-down many of the campaign promises that were made. So those voters aren’t for the Democrats to win, they’re for the Republicans to lose. Don’t screw it up, Congress.
“...As the centrist wing of the Democratic party attempts to make its case...”
There is no such thing.
GOP has 9 seats up for grabs.
DNC has 23.
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good info. Still you need to turn out the popular vote to get whats up for grabs. The electoral college won’t do it for US.
Before the elections in 2018 we need to:
Build that dayum Wall
Deport 2 or 3 million at least
AND DON’T LET THEM COME BACK
Redo our election systems so you must show a picture ID and be a Citizen to vote.
Nuke that damn Filibuster so we can pass FAST, the necessary
laws to insure our Elections are as fraud proof as possible.
and we need to Keep on Winning...that will impress the young
people more than the left wing regressive diatribes. The Latino vote needs to be gone after....we have many things in common with them....Family Values against abortion and homosexuality.
viva Trump VIVA OUR USA.
I think we will have many of those goals being actively being accomplished by 2018. at the same time the DNC may still be tearing themselves apart.
The Dems screwed up badly trying to push hillary.
I cannot see a scenario where the Democrats will gain back ground for at least the next six years. President Trump is already off to a fast start with regard to keeping his promises and his Administration isn't even running on all cylinders yet. I see bigtime GOP gains in 2018 mid-terms (especially in senate) and a landslide Trump re-election in 2020. Maybe in 2022, the Dems are able to dial the GOP gains back a bit. But they will have to move a lot closer to the center to win decent people back. We'll see.
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