Posted on 11/04/2018 5:38:43 AM PST by Kaslin
Under normal circumstances, Republicans would be poised to lose Tuesday’s midterm elections by a landslide. History says dozens of seats in the House of Representatives flip in the first midterm of a new presidential administration. But history is a guide, not a rule. And current the circumstances of the country are anything but normal.
I’m not talking about President Donald Trump and his Twitter account, though that certainly is outside the usual. I’m talking about what it is the opposition party is offering and the idea that some people, perhaps enough to flip the House, might take it considering the current state of affairs.
After eight years of a Democratic Party-created stagnant economy, when we were told the “new normal” would be 2 percent growth and manufacturing jobs were going extinct, we’re experiencing actual growth in both.
The economy is growing, there are currently more job openings than people looking for work, and wages are increasing at the strongest clip in a decade. All of this, we were told, was impossible. Why on God’s green Earth would anyone consider returning to power the people responsible for a wet blanket economy?
Hispanic unemployment is the lowest it’s ever been, same with black unemployment. The economic reality of 2018 is all of these things are going better than anyone could have predicted. So why are Democrats even in contention for retaking the House?
When Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton we were warned it would be the beginning of the end of our economy. On the day of the election, on MSNBC the gang that can’t think straight swore electing Trump would be the equivalent of signing our own death warrant. “If the unlikely event happens and Trump wins, you will see a market crash of historic proportions,” said Steve Rattner, who was Obama’s “car czar.”
Rattner wasn’t alone. Without exception, liberal economists, pundits and journalists swore we’d just drank economic hemlock on November 8, 2016. What we really did was swallow a big dose of economic antibiotics, starting the process of destroying the infection that was the liberal heavy-hand on the throat of our economy. Why would we go back now?
We wouldn’t, in normal times. Republicans would coast to victory and Democrats would be left scrambling to retool a message that resonates with working Americans in preparation for 2020. But this election, thanks to a coordinated effort by Democrats, both in and out of the media, isn’t about the economy, or even the victories over radical Islamic terrorist groups, it’s about nonsense, hoaxes, and outrage.
The Democratic Party isn’t running on what they’ll do if elected, if people knew just how radical they’ve become they wouldn’t win a popularity contest in their own families. No, they’re running on not being the party of Trump. Two solid years of misleading, anonymously sourced stories of chaos that never came to fruition, conspiracy theories of Russian collusion to steal the election, this or that person about to be fired – liberals have accused Donald Trump of everything short of shooting JFK and causing that Malaysian airliner to disappear. None of this stuck because none of it was true.
The lack of truth, the lack of vision, and the lack of message doesn’t seem like much of an impediment, if the polls are to be believed. All the positive economic data in the world, coupled with more money in everyone’s pocket, has difficulty penetrating a relentless onslaught of free media doing your bidding. If Democrats win it will thanks to the media not only doing their bidding, but covering their tracks.
Angry mobs burning campuses, disrupting Congress, and attacking pedestrians from coast to coast got less attention than any of the multiple rounds of unfounded rumors that the President would fire Robert Mueller. The question is, will it work?
Can a political party with no articulated agenda other than resisting the President win when the actual economic news is nothing short of spectacular? Is hatred enough to overcome reality? Is the idea of continued economic growth not enough to overcome some tweets in the minds of voters?
It really comes down to turnout. Will the angry outnumber to content? Are they content, the happy, and the thriving willing to vote for the party that made this economy possible, or will they stay home while the mob rushes to return liberals to the positions they were run out of just 8 years ago?
The problem with good economic news is people can quickly begin to take it for granted and focus on other, unimportant issues. That’s where Democrats thrive – in the things that divide us. If you were thinking of not voting, or not voting for a Republican in a particular race because you have an issue with one or two things they did or didn’t do, you need to reconsider.
Normal Republicans will show up to vote, but they may not be enough. Liberals are motivated, right of center people uncomfortable with the President may not. It is with them in mind that I ask you to let these 6 words gnaw at your conscience before Tuesday: Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Imagine that gag reflex that just kicked in lasting for 2 years.
You wouldn’t let the air out of your tires during a race you were winning simply because you don’t like the guy who sold you the gas, why do the same with the economy over some tweets or legislation yet to be passed? Vote, and bring likeminded friends and family members with you. If the prospect of continued economic growth and our physical security isn’t enough to motivate you, then do it for the absolute freak-out that would occur on the left if they are, once again, rejected by voters. Perhaps that isn’t the most traditional of motivations for voting but, like I said, this is not a normal election.
Those are the only ads I would run, day after day just put an image of Pelosi on the yv screen.
Arrest Rattner and cane him. Then, cane his wife for not telling him to keep his mouth shout. You would see a different universe if I were in power. I have had all of these people I can tolerate. Write that down in your diary.
I agree with you 100 percent.
There was a time when democrats were patriotic and loved this country. i.e. Kennedy, Truman, etc. Now it is important that we reject this party in all it’s forms. Yes some democrats like Manchin McCaskill, Donelly are trying to portray a moderate image. But they, too, will vote the way Pelosi and Schumer dictate. I wouldn’t vote for a Democrat dogcatcher, now. They would let feral dogs in your neighborhood and refuse to send them to the pound!
Why would the polls be believed?
Is hatred enough to overcome reality?
Yes, and I got relatives to prove it.
They went insane when President Trump won and have not found their way back to sanity yet. They believe all the lies because they want to believe them.
Election years during a good republican economy the leftist always convinces themselves that if the economy is good under republican leadership that of course they can make it better being the geniuses that they are and all...
Even Joe Biden (aka Birdbrain) has said this is the most important midterm election in history.
If Machiavelli is the undergraduate course in politics, the British 3-episode version of House of Cards with Ian Richardson is the graduate course. People give politicians power to use to get something done for them.
After two years most folks, most Republicans anyway, do nothing with their power for the People. And if it were not for Trump they would not have this time either.
But they did. And as much as all of us despise our personal Pubbie congresscritter,we agree that Trump has moved our country in a very positive direction and needs Republicans to continue to do so, as much as we despise the lot of them.
So, yeah, it's not a usual mid-term because the party in power, willy-nilly, did something for a change.
Cash for clunkers. That says it all. How much capital value did we destroy in that maneuver?
I have been quietly optimistic. But now, with more blacks turning conservative, the walkaway movement and the failure of the left to get enough illegals across the border to vote - I think it may very well be a bloodbath, not just a red wave. I may just watch some tv on election night to enjoy the meltdowns.
“Those are the only ads I would run, day after day just put an image of Pelosi on the yv screen.”
Denver Riggleman, running to replace Tom Garrett in Virginia’s 5th district, has been doing just that.
Ads show Nasty Nan and his opponent Leslie Cockburn (pronounces it Coburn, guess shes tired of the jokes) and explain how Cockburn is more aligned with Nasty Nan than Virginians.
Riggleman is a native Virginian, former Air Force and owns Silverback Distillery.
http://www.sbdistillery.com
Cockburn is a California transplant and the mother of actress Olivia Wilde.
Voting for Riggleman is a no brainer.
I live how he makes it seem like the Republicans took over and put in their policies and that fixed everything. Trump fixed things inspite of opposition from both parties. Everyone condemn him for how he has dealt economically with just about every country. They warned him the uncertainty and retaliation would kill jobs at home. He has pushed forward against those who wanted status quo which was just about everyone in government. Truth be told the Repukes have done precious little to help Trump. Slowing price increases in healthcare is due to Trump’s work around because Congress wouldn’t act. Troops at the border is a work around because Congress won’t act. Tarrifs are in place because Congress can’t act. If any other Repuke leader was President nothing would have changed except for around the edges.
Since Clinton: How many midterms were won by the Republicans vs the dems? This has been avoided as part of the discussion.
I think Republicans won 5 out of the last 6 midterms.
That is the real trend.
Trump fixed things in spite of opposition from both parties.
This is correct. But over the past two years President Trump has worked hard to get the Republican Party under control and he has succeeded in most cases. He has managed to ditch Ryan, McCain died nd was replaced by a team player. McConnel and even Lindsay Graham are now behind the President. If Republicans keep the House and Senate, President Trump should be able to make much greater progress than even what he has accomplished in the last two years. If Democrats take the house, it will be much more difficult for him to do anything and he will face constant harassment.
Didn't Bush Jr enjoy a gain in the House at his first midterms? If he could do it, President Trump will do it.
You have to remember that midterm election was was 1 year after 9/11. The mood of the country was very differnt.
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