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To: kabar; Diana in Wisconsin
Which is why the GOP is 5-0 in special elections?

What you are seeing is an extinction burst on the part of the left.

Trump is getting the voter rolls to remove voter fraud; this will put several seemingly fixed blue states in play.

He is the champion of the white middle and lower-middle class voters, who had given up.

He is forcing illegal aliens to leave, meaning their votes cannot be used to counteract US citizen (and, admit it, White Republican) votes.

He faced down North Korea instead of winking at their nuclear program.

ISIS is being reduced to a small hovel full of literal meth addicts.

The economy is picking up.

He appointed a conservative to replace the suspiciously-deceased Scalia, and is populating hundreds of conservatives to the lower Federal Courts.

He is turning around the fixation on mythical global warming.

Through fracking he is breaking the power of the OPEC cartel.

He is identified with "GET RID OF OBAMACARE" -- and if it endures, nobody will blame _him_.

He is the only Republican since Reagan to have bested the Press.

Shall I go on, or do you want to troll a little more?

So, Diana, are you helping Nehlen to replace utlra swamp creature PaulRINO?

158 posted on 08/17/2017 6:36:22 PM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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To: grey_whiskers
Shall I go on, or do you want to troll a little more?

Troll? You a$$hole. I have been a strong Trump supporter since the day he descended down the elevator in Trump Tower to declare his candidacy. I volunteered on his primary and general election campaigns and donated money. I have unwavering support of Trump to this very minute.

The upcoming midterms won't be a referendum on Trump, but rather a do-nothing Congress that has accomplished nada. The GOP-controlled Congress has failed to give Trump one legislative victory.

They failed to repeal and replace Obamacare. We will see what happens with tax reform, infrastructure, building the Wall, and other Trump agenda items that require Congressional approval. So far, the GOP-controlled Congress has failed to demonstrate that they can govern. They can't reach a consensus on anything except they dislike Trump.

How enthusiastic will Rep and independent voters be to reelect a do-nothing Congress? Why should they turnout for a Congress that fails to defend the President from his enemies and many of them are joining with the Dems to criticize Trump openly? The silence is deafening when it comes to standing up for the President and his agenda. How many of these bastards will be primaried? They need strong opponents in the primary and that is just not happening with a few exceptions.

The #NeverTrumpers are in high gear after Charlottesville. They smell blood in the water. Rubio, McConnell, Graham, McCain, Ryan, Kasich, the Bushes, et. al. have openly gone after Trump. Who in the Senate and the House is defending Trump on this issue?

Nehlen was and is a lousy candidate. He will never take down Ryan. And the GOP caucus begged Ryan to be Speaker and approved him twice. Ryan still has high approval ratings in a fairly liberal district. The best we can hope for Ryan is that he be removed as Speaker.

First, the GOP is not 5-0 in special elections. Here is a rundown of special and other elections and the calendar for 2017.

The GOP held on to its seats in KS, GA, MT, and SC. The Dems held on to its seat in CA. The GOP turnout was lower than it should be. It will be interesting to see what happens in the Gov races in NJ and VA. IMO the Dems will win both races in what are now solid blue states when it comes to statewide elections.

The Dems will be more energized thant the Reps. The MSM will help fuel it along with the mobs led by Antifa and BLM. With very few exceptions, the party in power in the WH loses seats in the subsequent midterms. The only question is how many. The advantages of gerrymandering should still give the Reps control of the House, but they will lose seats. In the Senate, the Dems have far more seats at risk than the Reps. The question is can the Reps overcome the advantages of incumbency and will they have strong candidates to run against Tester, Mancin, McCaskill, Donnelly, Brown, and Heitkamp who are the most vulnerable. Flake and Heller are the two most vulnerable Reps both in the primary and general election. And even if they are replaced in the primary, these will be difficult states to hold on to.

And there are the unkowns. A lot can happen between now and November 2018. Events and unforeseen issues could be major factors.

163 posted on 08/17/2017 8:49:26 PM PDT by kabar
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