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Can Only Trump Survive Trump?
National Review ^ | Dec 15, 2017 | Rich Lowry

Posted on 12/14/2017 10:37:10 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom

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Obama didn't have NeverBaracks fighting him at every step in his Presidency and helped him wreck the economy. They deserved everything they got. We don't. That's the difference, Rich.
1 posted on 12/14/2017 10:37:10 PM PST by Oshkalaboomboom
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To: Oshkalaboomboom
We don’t know if Trump will experience a midterm shellacking on par with Obama’s in 2010

But, we can hope, can't we, Rich?

Asshole.

2 posted on 12/14/2017 10:39:37 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom
Once again: Chipmunk Cheeks Never-Trump nit wit gives lousy political analysis.

This guy is a bozo.

The Republicans pick up 4-6 seats in November. Bank on it.

Oh and some of the maintained seats will not be Corker or Flake and McCain is replaced by a Doug Ducey appointee.

The Democrats have almost no money in their coffers and without Mitch the Moron killing off the competition they have little chance of not loosing many seats and they know it.

As for the house. There are virtually no competitive seats left for Democrats. Most have been Gerrymandered into comfortable Republican seats for the taking. That is what happens when 2/3rds of all state offices and governorships are held by Republicans.

Thanks again Obama.

3 posted on 12/14/2017 10:43:46 PM PST by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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What a terribly Rosy and naive analysis considering today’s election. You are really fail to take into account that Republicans do not want to hold on to the house or Senate. They want Trump’s ideas to die a slow death and they’ll also want him impeached and they don’t want to have to be the majority to vote on that


4 posted on 12/14/2017 10:46:30 PM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know that if Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Rich Kiwry

A forever Never Trumper doing analysis ......


5 posted on 12/14/2017 10:49:06 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Let the games begin.
The swamp is pushing back pretty hard, our side needs to learn how to help our president.
I see the problem as that the swamp is too focused on eliminating Trump.
They need to fear the people more and realize that he can be replaced and the the so called Trump agenda does not go away.

It is our agenda.
r


6 posted on 12/14/2017 10:51:33 PM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: Texas Eagle

Unfortunately, we do know the GOPe and their K Street donors are going to leave MAGA Republicans high and dry in 2018. At this point I doubt they will even go all in to unseat Democrats like Tester and McCaskill.


7 posted on 12/14/2017 10:53:09 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Jim from C-Town

Thats more like it.
All this hand wringing is pointless.


8 posted on 12/14/2017 10:53:31 PM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: Oshkalaboomboom

Never Trumper Lowery naturally leaves out the critical fact that Moore would have easily won had the GOPe not aggressively campaigned against him.


9 posted on 12/14/2017 10:54:55 PM PST by lodi90
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To: right way right

But Bannon was defeated by GOPe swamp in Alobama.


10 posted on 12/14/2017 11:06:55 PM PST by granada
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Gee, we should just surrender then by golly!


11 posted on 12/14/2017 11:10:30 PM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: lodi90

Swamp did it to Moore(Bannon) in Alobama. It’s a warning.If Trump doesn’t give up “drain the swamp”, GOPe will do it to him in midterm election.


12 posted on 12/14/2017 11:14:15 PM PST by granada
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I’m all for primary-ing the swamp creatures. And I’d much rather have Bannon on my side than against me.

That said, I hope Bannon will learn from this. A little more vetting would have gone a long way.

The loss of this Senate seat complicates MAGA to no end....


13 posted on 12/14/2017 11:18:05 PM PST by kevao (Biblical Jesus: Give your money to the poor. Socialist Jesus: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
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I don’t think vetting was the problem. Moore would have voted for the MAGA agenda. Moore stands firm in his beliefs.


14 posted on 12/14/2017 11:21:09 PM PST by del4hope
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To: dp0622

Nothing Rosie about it. It is simple fact.

The Democrats can not launch an effective front on enough vulnerable Republican seats as there are almost no vulnerable Republican seats this cycle. At least not in the Senate. There are however, close to a dozen vulnerable Democrat seats in this cycle. 34 are up for reelection in the senate, of which 23 are held by Democrats. @ by Independents that caucus with Democrats and a special election to replace: Al Franken.

10 of the seats the Democrats must protect are in states that Trump won. Many by double digits. Even more are in states run almost exclusively by Republicans. Republicans who have been quickly and studiously purging the Dead and fake voters from the voting rolls. Oh Boy no dead voters for the Democrats.

At least 10 Democrat seats are very vulnerable with highly proficient candidates and strong GOTV efforts and fully funded candidates.

Possible Democrat Pick ups: 0-2

Possible Republican pick ups: 10-12

Likely Democrat pickups: 0

Likely Republican pick ups: 4

The following Democrats are in serious trouble.

1) Sherrod Brown Ohio Loser

2) Joe Donnelly Indiana Loser

3) Heidi Heitkamp North Dakota Loser

4) Joe Manchin West Virginia Party change or new career

5) John Tester Montana Loser

6) Bob Casey, PA has his fake Conservative Democrat crap run its’ course? Maybe so.

7) Dean Heller, NV Leen victory

8) Tammy Baldwin, WI If Kleefisch runs she might unseat this one.

9) Claire McCaskill, MO She won’t get the benefit of running against Todd Aiken this time.

10) Bill Nelson, FL: I thought he was dead! Not yet, but there is still hope. Rick Scott may want to be a senator. Or Nelson could die.

So where am I wrong?

This isn’t looney Roy Moore running in every state with Pedophile wrapped around his neck. The Democrats have known for months that they have no hope of picking up the Senate. More importantly their donors know. That is why they don’t have any money.

As for the House. Not enough seats change hands in off year elections to give the Dems even much of a chance to pick up enough seats t control the House.

If the tax bill goes through add trying to run against a group that has given the American people its’ first half of 5% growth in almost 2 decades.

Why do you think they are pushing so hard to kill the tax cuts? Why do you think the Republicans like Rubio are pushing for higher Child Tax Credits? They know they will get them and they know what that is going to do to the economy.

Unless they come up with something better than Russia Russia Russia or Donny’s locker room talk and a bunch of used up street walkers talking about how he looked at them funny or felt them up in first class five decades ago. You can rest assured that We keep the House and gain in the Senate.


15 posted on 12/14/2017 11:22:54 PM PST by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: Jim from C-Town

These guys want to give up. LOL


16 posted on 12/14/2017 11:32:26 PM PST by right way right (May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our one and only true hope.)
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To: del4hope
I don’t think vetting was the problem. Moore would have voted for the MAGA agenda. Moore stands firm in his beliefs.

Moore was not as popular in AL as we were led to believe. His prior attempt for the governorship was lackluster.

Absent all the accusations, Moore probably would have won. But Jones now goes to the Senate because Moore never had anywhere near the +28% support that Trump had in AL.

17 posted on 12/14/2017 11:36:10 PM PST by kevao (Biblical Jesus: Give your money to the poor. Socialist Jesus: Give your neighbor's money to the poor)
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To: del4hope

Bannon’s agenda is the problem.


18 posted on 12/14/2017 11:36:30 PM PST by granada
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To: kevao

The very first text I received after the race was called for Jones said “the evil media won”.

It was a propaganda campaign against Moore. And it worked.


19 posted on 12/14/2017 11:39:47 PM PST by del4hope
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Are you kidding me? Trump is a rainmaker for the Republicans. They are having their best year in decades. They are flush with cash. The DNC is virtually bankrupt. They are laying off staff and closing offices all over the country.

The GOP Ground game is better than ever and Obama left the DNC in shambles. He kept all the money for himself, as did Clinton. Both have full blown political organizations with staff and full time fund raisers sucking the Democrat teet dry and leaving the party High and Dry.

Also a large percentage of their donors have abandoned them all together in the full knowledge that it is unlikely that they pick up either house in congress. It is most likely they Lose seats in the Senate.

For the love of God, look at the financials of both parties. Donors give to those in power, The Republicans are flush.

Also the state Republican parties are loaded for bear. They have serious heavy weight candidates in dozens of states.

You hear all the bitching about non issues from the Dems and Russia Russia Russia and Trump touched my bum ten years ago on a crowded elevator stories because the only hope they have is Mueller finding an unpaid Jay-Walking ticket for Trump form 30 years ago and getting him ousted on a process crime. Unfortunately for them, the only crimes that are being uncovered are Democrat crimes and misdeeds.

The Democrats are so f@cking lost they are talking about taking on Cruz in TX. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA! HA!

God you people worry way too much.

You want to help Trump? You want to keep the House and Senate? Get off the computer and call into the Senate Switch Board and demand that your Senator vote for the tax bill! Tnhen do it again over and over and over. Call every Senate office TWICE and Every Republican Senate OFFICE five times. Remind them that you vote and that you will remember how they voted on this bill.


20 posted on 12/14/2017 11:42:15 PM PST by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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