Pew: Republicans chose Trump, 52%, over GOP leaders, 34%

Washington Examiner ^ | 2/22/17 | Paul Bedard

[GonzoII]

As Congress struggles to move fast on a Trump agenda, Republicans are throwing their support behind the new president over House and Senate leaders like Speaker Paul Ryan and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, according to a new survey.

[Lurkinanloomin]

A whole lot of Cantorizing needs to happen.

We showed you all how it’s done when we threw out the sitting Majority Leader.

[GonzoII]

[TomGuy]

Amazing.

A candidate doing what he said he would do gets better ratings than typical politicians who promise everything and deliver very little.

[dforest]

It is going to get far worse for “GOP leaders” if they don’t take their asses off of vacation and get back to work. They have done nothing and the voters know they are up to no good. They are nothing unless they support and move our agenda and President ahead.

Those bastards haven’t even filled the cabinet. They best watch out because they are not respected.

[wiseprince]

34% squish

[Defiant]

Both parties are close to imploding. Republicans would become a massively popular majority party if they would unify behind Trump but the GOPe is still resisting. If they continue to snipe at him, and sandbag his agenda, and especially if they don't repeal Obamacare and if they don't make progress on immigration, the party could be massively destroyed in 2018. If they do those things, and especially if they add tax cuts and regulatory reform and destroy ISIS, they will get 60+ votes in the Senate and increase the majority in the House in 2018. If Republicans screw up, Democrats could thus make a comeback. However, if Republicans play it right, a Trump boom would reduce the Democrat party to a coalition of socialist wackos, gibsmedats and a bunch of illegals who are no longer voting. They would be irrelevant, and there would be some among them who would do what Clinton did, which is try to rebuild the party by pretending to be rational.

Not sure how it will come out. The stupid is strong in the GOP.

[Farmer Dean]

Can you hear us now Mitch?

[indthkr]

Uniparty demise bump for later....

[precisionshootist]

It's time to start talking about a primary challenge for Ryan. Focus all the effort on him. Ryan is the problem.

[gibsonguy]

Correct. Ryan is the focus. If he feels real heat as in a likely primary challenge things will start to move fast. That phony BS horse ride along the border was just too much. Ryan is sabotaging Trumps Presidency which is at a 38% average of all poles. Ryan knows if he forwards Trump’s agenda Trumps approval goes into the 60’s the last thing Ryan wants.

[Signalman]

Message to GOP Congresspersons:

Get on board the Trump train or be primaried.

[bgill]

What train? According to F&F early this morning the numbers were the exact opposite. Trump only had a 30 something percent approval in all areas. More fake news.

[Balding_Eagle]

Interestingly, more Republican women than men said they would back Trump in a dispute with Hill Republicans

That's because women want a strong leader.

[Ohioan]

If we all keep calm; explain to the younger members of our families, why we need Trump's agenda; avoid the appeal of hyperbole against the gutless--rather take a little extra time to state facts that will bring out the thoughts of outrage among others--in other words project the hyperbole we suppress to be more effective to those we address--we should be able to get the ratio up to around 70%+.

About that time, the gutless in Congress will be scurrying like rats running for the sewer.

Temper the outrage in tone, for the true outrage of an awakening people. We are on our way there. Let's close the deal, if the whipped curs claiming to be on our side, do not get on board.