I got pummeled here, understandably, in 2018 when I said that losing the House might just be a blessing for Trump, because the Democrats would overplay their hand and not be able to hide behind Republicans. In the case of impeachment, for example, they couldn’t blame Republicans for stonewalling it...so they had to go through with it. Also, The Squad became the de facto leadership of the party, and still is.
The thing is, what if they didn’t win the House? I think things would be far different - the grassroots efforts by the Dems to bring back the working class vote just may have worked. They’d be hearing nothing about gun control, they would be hearing a lot about how impotent Trump is (judges just don’t get on the radar for non-news junkies). They’d also be hearing about how the Dems will make their lives great again...etc.
Sadly, for much of the country, at least until Trump, the default position for much of the white, working class, has been to vote Democrat (having prior Republican leaders not give a crap about them certainly didn’t help our side either). But now, it’s different...for now. If Trump gets re-elected, we may reach another inflection point towards the end of Trump’s 8 years, where the Republicans can continue with Trump’s policies, or they do Bush Sr. did and go back to their country clubs.
Somebody on Fox Business channel said that the Democrats will keep the house and re-take the senate. Is that possible? That would stop a lot of Trump’s progress, and it’s a frightening thought. How can people be that dumb?