I think a big mistake a lot of R’s may make is to think that Trump has much in the way of coat tails. I think most of the voters see him not as a republican, but an independent that simply chose a party afiliation to get elected. i.e. he can be wildly popular, but neither party benefits from it unless the particular candidate is a lot like trump in his public perspective.
I guess we’ll see, though.
“I think a big mistake a lot of R’s may make is to think that Trump has much in the way of coat tails. I think most of the voters see him not as a republican, but an independent that simply chose a party afiliation to get elected. i.e. he can be wildly popular, but neither party benefits from it unless the particular candidate is a lot like trump in his public perspective.”
But this can be an advantage in the “swamp draining process.” Trump isn’t a Republican as we had sadly come to know them. I believe that his political positioning is what’s causing these “$hitball Republican Congressmen” to be bailing. They don’t adhere to his direction, they see their “funding” from the “Cock Bros.” and other cheap labor express monied jerks going away, and they have to look forward to really working for a change. Being a Congressman going forward isn’t going to be the “fun” it used to be.
Interesting take. There is some truth to that. I do believe the tax bill provide some unification between the DC party and Trump. They have a unifying message for the first time. The midterms will be fought largely on that issue to the GOPs benefit. Beyond that, the GOP candidates do largely stand on their own.