Posted on 11/07/2018 1:46:47 PM PST by Kaslin
Interesting.
Total bs by el gordo de oxycontino. It was enough of a wave to give the house to the rats and narrow the chances of America’s survival to nil. The house repukis retired en mass to achieve that result. They weren’t looking at polls.
These were the GOP fossils who had nothing to contribute to President Trump’s success anyway. But having to fill the 42 open seats left by these cowards was an impossible task, and it’s a blessing that the good candidates who volunteered for the fight and the tenacity of our amazing President came through far better than expected.
Classic “self-fulfilling prophecy.”
As I recall Rush pooh poohed the importance of the retiring Republicans when it was brought up. Now he says it was a critical factor in their loss. Where was this concern six month ago, four months ago?
I say Good Riddance to Bad Rubbish, we’re better off without them.
Sucks in the short-run, but we’ll be better in 2020 for it.
It’s called “Blowing up the team”
One thing to be concerned about, while total house sets lost was lower under Trump than Obama in 2018, the congressional democratic vote count vs republican vote count was higher in 2018 vs the tea party outpouring in 2010.
re: “Total bs by el gordo de oxycontino.”
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Trump no doubt is a lightning rod, the likes we haven't seen. The good news is I think they blew their wads on this election and inevitably the Rats will disappoint them, and they won't be nearly as fired up in 2020.
Rush’s. RINOdisinformation. Part. Of. The. Problem.
First of all, by my account at least 25 GOP incumbents lost yesterday, so even if there were no retirements we still would have lost the House.
The House losses were not better than expected, they will probably be at least 36 and possibly over 40.
Let’s not sugar-coat what happened. It was BAD.
Just bs is right.
This was a plan... by the RINOs to kneecap Trump leading into 2020.
Trump now also needs to fire female Romney RNC chair.
“As I recall Rush pooh poohed the importance of the retiring Republicans when it was brought up.”
Rush is not the tip of the spear anymore. Hell, he’s not even in the convoy. Anyone that missed the stakes of the 2016 elections[life or death of the country] cannot be taken seriously any longer.
“Trump now also needs to fire female Romney RNC chair.”
Agreed. The party of bush, the gop and it’s corrupt swampers, make me sick.
Agree on both points .
She is a moron .
Anyone think Ryan wasn’t sabotaging these races behind the curtain is naive.
Ryan threw the midterms.
That is why he did not resign.
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Yes.
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But I don’t think that was solely it. I think that the Republican Party in the House of Representatives had a whole bunch of people in there that didn’t like Trump. And I think they had a whole lot of people who thought that Trump was gonna bring massive landslide defeat to the party and they wanted to get out before it happened. They didn’t want to be a part of it; so they announced their resignations.
My opinion is they all had dirt on them - recent, current, way back in their past, whatever - and they were told that the guns are out to nuke Trump, and if they didn't go along they'd be outed.
Who gives up a workless job like a congress member - all those benefits, retirement, cachet, etc.? Who voluntarily leaves that?
They were told to step down and like good little toadies they did.
Obama, Clinton and Reagan all lost 26-63 seats and without any senate gains. It’s a normal cycle. All got re-elected easily. I’d rather keep the House, but a slim dem majority is not a major setback.
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