Posted on 01/14/2018 2:27:38 PM PST by Angels27
Trump's day of reckoning ... The one thing that could dramatically diminish President Trump’s chances of avoiding impeachment and chalking up legislative wins is Democrats winning the House. And, thanks to series of recent developments, Trump knows this no longer just seems plausible, but probable.
Hill sources tell us that a House Democratic takeover is now likely.
One strategist close to Republican leaders believes that a loss of the House is "baked in," and said top Republicans don't see a way to avoid it.
It would take a flip of 24 seats for Dems to take over. The average loss for the president's party in his first midterm is about 32 seats, and we're hearing forecasts of 40+ losses.
(Excerpt) Read more at axios.com ...
Never heard of Axios, so how did you find the blog and what's its reliability...............?
I figure the retirements are by the “weak knee” set who haven’t the stomach for a real fight. And it is going to be a fight...an epic fight. The Uniparty wants Trump gone, they want “their” government back and do anything to get it.
We were on a trajectory to have the constitution overthrown in a bloodless coup ‘d etat and a new socialist paradise where the “browns”, vaginas, and queers are the new overlords making all the rules.
I doubt it, simply because the GOP leadership in the House does not support the Trump agenda. They are comfortable being in the minority.
More precisely: The GOP leadership in the House would rather be in the minority than support an America First Trump agenda.
They have posted this garbage at least 4 times today.
They have posted this garbage at least 4 times today.
A lot of psywar going on trying to depress GOP voter turnout in November.
How nice of you, a well known #NeverTrumper, to post this.
Anything to undermine morale, eh?
It’s called vote suppression. It’s how the kenyan won in 2012 and Moore was defeated in Alabama.
On what popular groundswell issue will Democrats win on?
Answer: (crickets)
BUT “Hill sources tell us that a House Democratic takeover is now likely” - must be true!
It is standard operating procedure in the US for a first term President’s party to suffer huge mid-term losses in the House. From the article:
“The average loss for the president’s party in his first midterm is about 32 seats.”
Just ask a rat what they are going to impeach Trump for and listen to the answers. It’s hysterical.
I agree, but never lose sight of the fact that the fed can still cause mayhem with the rates, and the media is quite deft at painting the economy in the worst light possible.
That said, Trump is on a pen-wielding regulatory blitzkrieg that shows no signs of slowing. He makes it easier for businesses to be in business every day.
The tax cuts will be in full swing in two weeks when the new tax rates take effect and are reflected in paychecks.
Be prepared for the Dems to scream that it’s a gimmick and that the money seen in paychecks will be paid back to the government in 2019 due to insufficient withholdings. This will last from February to November.
Will still be hard for the Dems to overcome a booming stock market, low unemployment, and more money in people’s pockets all around.
And there is NO BETTER WAY to motivate republicans than the spectre of Nancy Pelosi assuming the speakership. So keep up the get out the republican vote campaign — works for me!
Thanks for high-quality information!
GOPe establishment has not wanted to win over the last 8 years. They are happy to be the foils for the global communists.
This draining of The Swamp is not going to be easy or pretty and our side is going to take some hits.
And there is no guarantee we'll win the war.
But Trump's my guy and I've got his back as a supporter. Nobody else even come's close in his abilities at knockin' heads in DC right now.
We hear this every cycle.
Unlikely for many reasons:
1. Off year election; RAT turnout is much lower.
2. Chances that economy stays good for the year is almost 100%, and economics still determines elections, at least on a macro level.
3. RAT party has no message. Absent a huge scandal (and Trump himself isn’t a scandal), the numbers still trend Republican just as they have for the last 20 years.
4. Cal, NY, etc. residents moving to red states and they don’t have the numbers to take them over. If anything, that makes R chances in blue states a little better rather than reverse.
5. If the Hillary scandal blows up like it should, it could me an additional 20 R seats rather than reverse.
R may lose some retiring seats but they’ll win other ones that are RAT occupied with weak candidates.
GOPe establishment has not wanted to win over the last 8 years. They are happy to be the foils for the global communists.
They are happy to let the Dems do the heavy lifting installing a mostly corporate friendly and progressive big government.
That, more than anything else, is an indication that the Republicans in Congress are looking towards 2018 as a disaster. Being in the minority isn't any fun, especially when you've been in the majority prior to that. They don't want to do that so that's why they're bailing.
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