Posted on 07/09/2018 8:22:46 AM PDT by 11th_VA
Mike Davis didn't think Donald Trump could get elected.
Davis is the kind of Republican who backed Ohio governor John Kasich in the 2016 primaries, the kind of Republican who subscribes to the Wall Street Journal. Davis, 64, is the former mayor of Dunwoody, Ga., a small city in the state's 6th Congressional District, one of the most highly-educated districts in the country.
Ultimately Davis voted for Trump, mainly because he was worried about the tilt of the Supreme Court. With the nomination of another conservative justice expected on Monday, following the confirmation of Neil Gorsuch in 2017 and a large reshaping of the federal judiciary overall, Davis is getting what he had hoped for.
So with time, his tepid support has morphed into a wholehearted embrace of the president.
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"I love what he's doing with international relations. I love what he's done with the tax code. I love what he's done with the appointment of judges," said Davis. "And to be honest, those three things trump everything in my mind, no pun intended."
There is no doubt Democrats are highly engaged this year. A recent study from the Pew Research Center found they are more enthusiastic about the midterms than Republicans. But that same survey also showed that Republicans are more enthusiastic this year than they were in the 2014 midterms...
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“...the Dems really, if we’re honest, have NO MESSAGE, nothing to get excited about nothing to “attract” the middle.”
The Dems have not had a message to get excited about at any time in my 74 years, the only difference is now they can’t even find a way to pretend that they have a valid message.
Republicans will overreach; politicians of all stripes always do. My opinion? It will be on a social issue - likely abortion or gay marriage. Some arrogant fool, convinced of their own infallibility, will try for a Hail Mary instead of patiently moving the ball forward. That will swing the pendulum back to the liberal side of the aisle.
Hopefully, it will take a few years. The amount of damage that the current administration is undoing is amazing. Just appointing sensible judges who enforce the law, rather than rewrite it to suit a whim, will solve a generation's worth of problems.
Pres Trump could appoint as many as 4 or 5 members to the Supreme Court - for instance, if Republicans hold the Senate in 2018, I'd look for Clarence Thomas to retire. Just that one fact alone made Trump an excellent pick.
Palmettos seem to have a special affinity for illegal aliens.
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