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Nancy Pelosi as Speaker; Joe Manchin as Richard Shelby
vanity | Nov. 7, 2018 | By Kevin Collins

Posted on 11/07/2018 9:59:33 AM PST by jmaroneps37

Of course losing the House was a disappointment. It sucks; and it was a bitter pill to swallow.

What made it worse was that some good conservatives lost which gut was wrenching.

Nevertheless, we cleared out a lot of NeverTrumper dead wood in the House and the Senate; and that is a good thing.

The new Senate will easily be the most conservative and ready to fight Republican Senate caucus in our lifetime.

In the House we now have a smaller but decidedly more hardcore conservative Republican caucus than we have seen in decades.

Over the past six months this writer has been a conservative cheerleader to whom every “Blue Wave Dooms Republicans” headline signaled it was time to strike back with an analysis of available numbers to show that we can take heart and not give up.

This won’t stop in the post 2018 mid-terms era.

Fighting with all available weapons is what all of us must do.

Now it is time to blow the smoke away and make sense of what is likely to happen over the next two years.

The Democrats will make Nancy Pelosi their Speaker which is something that should be eagerly anticipated by conservatives.

As President Donald Trump tweeted, we need Pelosi to take the gavel so she can fully own the misery that will likely visit upon many of the voters who gave her power again.

With Nancy Pelosi as Speaker America will suffer; that is not at issue.

Nevertheless, this turn of events presents Pelosi as a perfect punching bag for President Trump.

When down turns occur, and they will, Trump will hang them around Pelosi’s neck.

The media and the Democrats have once again underestimated our President and his ability to pull voters to his candidates.

The Lilliputians of the media tried their best to tie our President down but he was still able to absolutely pull Ron De Santis, Rick Scott, Brain Kemp Josh Hawley and Mike De Wine over the finish line.

Others will dissect the careers of losing Republicans but it is a good bet that with few exception they were at best lukewarm supporters of Trump and his policies.

Eventually all of them will be exposed for what and who they are.

The next two years will be a great show to watch as Trump turns the tables on them again.

Trump is very good at running from behind.

Regardless of the final numbers in the Senate what we will have is a hard core of conservatives who will overwhelm the two remaining problems from Maine and Alaska.

Trump will make a deal with Mitch McConnell to help him remain Leader in exchange for filling the remaining federal court judgeship vacancies.

This will probably be finished by June; but could start as soon as next week.

The Democrats will go into mega super-duper investigation mode because this is what the people who bought the House for them want them to do.

Each Democrat who thinks he or she can beat Donald Trump in 2020 will try to out kavanaugh (yes I just made kavanaugh a verb) the next guy.

They will foolishly try to argue that credit for the good things that happen (and there will be good things that happen) will go to Democrats and the hurtful things they do to America will go against Trump.

They will again underestimate Trump.

With the help of Speaker Pelosi the Democrats will overdo and over play their hand for two years.

Final thought: Won’t it be funny if Joe Manchin pulls a Richard Shelby and flips?

It doesn’t look likely, but if it did happen it could be based on some easy to see factors.

Manchin is now free of Chuck Schumer who can do nothing for him or to him.

Under the present system a 72 year old Manchin might not like being a “potted plant” for two years.

He might not want to gamble that Democrats win back the Senate in 2020 but he has no time to waste trying to decide what will happen and what he should do.

Manchin would gain nothing by becoming a “pretend Republican” who hangs around the Republican fort voting correctly but staying a Democrat.

That would wipe away any leverage he has at this moment if he switched; and the opportunity window is shutting.

Watching what Manchin does from now until January, which promises to be anything but a lame duck session, will provide an idea of where Manchin goes from here.


TOPICS: Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: 116th; 2018midterms; newcongress
If you are satisfied you did everything you could than be of good cheer my friends because this was all God's plan.
1 posted on 11/07/2018 9:59:33 AM PST by jmaroneps37
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To: jmaroneps37

And I recall CO Ben Nighthorse Campbell as well who switched.


2 posted on 11/07/2018 10:22:13 AM PST by SMGFan ( .)
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To: jmaroneps37

If Manchin switch parties, is there anyone else who we could flip, too...Maybe offer them a plum committee post...


3 posted on 11/07/2018 10:38:16 AM PST by Deplorable American1776 (Proud to be a DeplorableAmerican with a Deplorable Family...even the dog is, too. :-))
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To: SMGFan
What I like most about the GOP senate results is that the suck-up game that’s been played with Collins and Murkowski will end. That makes me happy 🤣 !!
4 posted on 11/07/2018 10:39:36 AM PST by snoringbear (Bd,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp,)
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To: jmaroneps37

Amen! I know Who holds the future!


5 posted on 11/07/2018 10:47:04 AM PST by Persevero (Democrats haven't been this nutty since we freed their slaves.)
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To: Deplorable American1776

Why would we want him?
I don’t see him bringing anything to the table in the Senate. He wants to be President & do it Bill Clinton style.


6 posted on 11/07/2018 11:42:04 AM PST by Reily
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To: snoringbear
""What I like most about the GOP senate results is that the suck-up game that’s been played with Collins and Murkowski will end. That makes me happy 🤣 !! "" How so?
7 posted on 11/07/2018 1:06:22 PM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: jmaroneps37

Get ready for a psy-op that will make Granny nancy go bonkers in less than a year, if not boots first.


8 posted on 11/07/2018 1:21:26 PM PST by Terry L Smith (.)
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To: Thank You Rush
“""What I like most about the GOP senate results is that the suck-up game that’s been played with Collins and Murkowski will end. That makes me happy 🤣 !! "" How so?” Seems self explanatory to me.
9 posted on 11/07/2018 1:31:21 PM PST by snoringbear (Bd,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp,)
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To: snoringbear

Well, that’s a specific answer if I ever saw one. I think you’re on the wrong website.


10 posted on 11/07/2018 2:23:05 PM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: jmaroneps37

“Won’t it be funny if Joe Manchin pulls a Richard Shelby and flips?”

I’ve posted that here a few times. The WV Governor went from D to R after the 2016 election. Manchin should do the same.


11 posted on 11/07/2018 2:25:02 PM PST by MayflowerMadam ("Do not discount anything in which Donald Trump is involved." - Rush Limbaugh)
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To: Deplorable American1776

I read that Manchin dissed POTUS Trump this morning.

He isn’t switching Parties. The WV Voters gave him a pass.


12 posted on 11/07/2018 2:27:17 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (THEY LIVE, and we're the only ones wearing the Sunglasses.)
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To: Thank You Rush
“Well, that’s a specific answer if I ever saw one. I think you’re on the wrong website.” Would you like to make a guess as to whether or not I care what you think? Lol 🤣!!!
13 posted on 11/08/2018 2:36:48 AM PST by snoringbear (Bd,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp,)
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To: snoringbear

Typical!


14 posted on 11/08/2018 5:28:21 AM PST by Thank You Rush
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To: Thank You Rush

“Typical!”

What?


15 posted on 11/08/2018 11:30:06 AM PST by snoringbear (,W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp,)
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