Posted on 11/30/2018 9:26:35 AM PST by JLAGRAYFOX
Trump fought like "Hell" to keep the Senate and gain Senate seats, which he did. Knowing that Trump is a raging street fighter on all issues the "he" loves & pursues with super vigor, he put little pressure on Paul Ryan, who just stood by and let the House slip from GOP hands.
Now...I am thinking, "Did Trump want to give the House to the "Nutcase" Democrats and let them weave their own patterns of self-destruction leading into the 2020 POTUS, campaign. I think so. We shall see as time rolls by. The Democrats have no leaders, they have no issue agendas, they just have hate for each other and non-stop hate for POTUS, Trump. There could "338" Democrat candidates running for POTUS...ain't that just grand? Harris, Booker, Biden, Warren, Sanders, Clinton, and more then 100 other Democrat, POTUS wannabees who can't cut the mustard in POTUS land,....are living in La-La-Land!!!
Trump looks and sees he owns the Senate, he owns the Judiciary, he owns the Executive branch of the Federal Government, Mueller is making a blooming fool of himself and about 90% of American voters could less what Mueller & Company does or does not do, one way or the other.
The House stands alone, it can do nothing without Senate approval. Investigations of Trump are a silly waste of time...the American people want real hard, legislative action. I think Trump is comfortable, just where he is at the moment!!! That Trump is one smart dude or, maybe he is just not an ordinary run-of-the mill Washington Swamp Dweller, Politician. We shall see, as the future unfolds!!!
One thing, however is certain as the Sun Rising tomorrow morning...."There was no Blue Wave", because owning the House of Representatives alone politically, is useless politics!!! Good Luck, Ms. Nancy Pelosi
I tend to agree.
Before, he had two enemies, now he only has one.
The house is now a freak show to rival all the carnivals of the 50’s and 60’s. The only difference is that now you will be able to hear and see the freaks without admission charge. Stock up on popcorn before January. it will be a long (and entertaining) two years.
Trump focused on the senate, because without the senate the house can’t really do much.
Better to ensure you keep the Senate than to divide your efforts and lose both.
More likely he saw the House was a lost cause since even they didn’t act like they wanted to win and he invested time in retaining the Senate.
It was probably inevitable that the house would be lost since so many republican incumbents were quitting.
Look at Trumps campaign schedule and see who he campaigned for. Was it mostly for senators or for congressmen? A lot fewer senators to try and help compared to congress critters. Probably some RinO repubs did not want his help. Besides, Trump is a lot less likely to be impeached if the dems don’t control the senate. They can whine and bitch all they want.
And that is the silver lining, that the GOP got rid of a lot of deadwood.
The problem is that they still need to find good candidates to replace them, easier said than done.
Most of the lost house seats were due to retirements who feared being in the minority, or cowards who didn’t want Trump’s help. I’m sure he would rather have an R house than a D house.
Because in today's political climate it is very very difficult to remain a good person and excel at national politics. Good people with solid conservative philosophies just say no.
The Bush League Republicans in the House engineered the loss of the House.
Almost 40 of them up and quit leaving open seats.
They steered money and resources only to other Cheap Labor Express stooges and cut off the patriots.
Not sure that he’s “happy” to lose the House, but it might’ve been a triage operation. The Senate is much more important, and the Turtle at least as of late has proven himself a far more savvy operator than the Vampire. If he had to choose which chamber to focus on, he chose well.
If the Republicans had kept the HOR, the feckless traitors probably would’ve voted for someone as bad as Ryan. We know that because they backstabbed us when they elected him to a second term as Speaker. Ryan was never on our side.
Reagan's most effective two years were the same two years the GOP also held the senate (Reagan NEVER had a House GOP majority). Now Trump will have at least four years of senate control, likely to hold through his second term as well.
In my opinion, it was the GOP establishment who lost the House. They sealed their doom by keeping lame-duck Trump-hater Paul Ryan as speaker and having no energy for the mid-terms. Lost opportunity for had the GOP jettisoned Ryan and brought in a new Speaker that supported Trump, it would have made a big difference.
But keeping the Senate is key and in a few weeks, we'll have a true majority as we will finally say good riddance to Flake, Corker and McCain who were always working for the Democrats. The only blight on the Senate (GOP-wise) is Mitt Romney.
Right on! In addition, Trump knows he will able to deal with Nancy and get more positive things accomplished than dealing with disingenuous Ryan.
Expect Ryan to join Kasich’s run for president in 2020. Neither will ever get above 5% approval.
You may be correct. Or perhaps the president only had time to devote to one, not both. I kind of expected the VP to do more campaigning, but that didn’t noticeably happen.
I wonder if Trump ever tried to talk any of those republicans out of retiring from the house?
If the House under the Democrats is the nuthouse I believe they, the unhinged Democrats, will make it,...Trump will win the whole “Jackpot” in 2020 with one hand tied behind his back. I think he planned it this way.
And...if Kevin McCarthy, the new GOP Minority leader in the house does not meet Trump standards of loyalty & producing good positive legislation on immigration, healthcare, etc.....he will be gone and Jim Jordan will become House Speaker is 2020.
Kevin... I like you...but....if I were you I would immediately forget that Paul Ryan was ever your friend...he was not, ever!!! Time for you to become a Trumper!!!
Getting the dead wood out of the House was like intelligent forest management; clear the underbrush and avoid a huge fire later. Too bad California doesn’t know how to manage forests.
Yes this was a brilliant strategy losing the House. Far better to have two parts of the govt than all three. True, it makes it look like trump is losing the down home voters who voted to dump 40 gop seats with a booming economy, lowest unemployment in decades, an America First policy, tough on immigration and a real foreign policy. The fact that voters ignored all these great signs of success to put in power Nancy pelosi, schiff, Maxine waters, fat slob nadler and the stupid negro racist Cummings means nothing because trumps strategy in losing the house just plays into his hands. What a victory!
What do you folks eat each day that leads you to believe that losing an election is good news?
If you don’t see the warning signs for 2020 we will lose everything for sure. Wishful thinking is no substitute for facts.
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