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Trump's Nightmare (Demovrats to gain +40 seats house?)
Axios ^ | 1-14-17 | Mike Allen

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 ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: 2018midterm; 2018midterms; axios; california; dempickups; mediawingofthednc; mikeallen; nancypelosi; nevertrumper; nevertrumpers; partisanmediashills
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To: Angels27
This is from Axios, so take it for what it's worth.

Never heard of Axios, so how did you find the blog and what's its reliability...............?

61 posted on 01/14/2018 4:03:56 PM PST by Hot Tabasco (My cat is not fat, she is just big boned........)
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To: EBH

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.


62 posted on 01/14/2018 4:09:32 PM PST by Ouderkirk (Life is about ass, you're either covering, hauling, laughing, kicking, kissing, or behaving like one)
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To: buckalfa

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.


63 posted on 01/14/2018 4:10:46 PM PST by lodi90
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To: sargon

They have posted this garbage at least 4 times today.


64 posted on 01/14/2018 4:11:07 PM PST by cowboyusa
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To: cowboyusa

They have posted this garbage at least 4 times today.


A lot of psywar going on trying to depress GOP voter turnout in November.


65 posted on 01/14/2018 4:13:18 PM PST by lodi90
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To: sargon; Angels27

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.


66 posted on 01/14/2018 4:14:31 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Gahanna Bob
I’m going out on a limb here and predict Pelosi will never be Speaker of the House again.

Another prediction, if the economy is roaring, with no Dem’s supporting tax cuts, the Rs will add bigly to their majorities.

Yep.

I've been calling the Trump tax cuts the kill shot to the left. Once they go into effect, I think the economy is going to roar and so is Trump's poll numbers. Just remember, no Democrat voted for the tax cuts, not one. Let's see the Dims defend their no votes in the fall.
67 posted on 01/14/2018 4:19:35 PM PST by Ticonderoga34
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To: Angels27

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!


68 posted on 01/14/2018 4:36:53 PM PST by ReaganGeneration2
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To: Angels27

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.”


69 posted on 01/14/2018 4:37:28 PM PST by KyCats
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To: KyCats

Just ask a rat what they are going to impeach Trump for and listen to the answers. It’s hysterical.


70 posted on 01/14/2018 4:40:14 PM PST by EQAndyBuzz (Death of the MSM - "Because it is my show and I don't want to do that." Jake Tapper)
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To: Angels27
"This is from Axios, so take it for what it's worth"

If it happens, the those who ridicule it and say it can't happen will be to blame. Axios is no cheap publication, either.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axios_(website)

We need to exert an unprecedentedly big information push during the 2018 congressional elections to keep a majority in both houses and avoid an impeachment. The Democrats have also shown the desire to vote as a bloc to shut down your Second Amendment rights on a couple of occasions.

If you don't help to get a large Republican vote out later this year, you are going to lose. Democrats are mounting a enormous front.

Get some signs made. Put the bumper stickers on. It's going to get ugly. Vote straight Republican.


71 posted on 01/14/2018 4:41:17 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: ncalburt; Angels27
Axios
Wikipedia
[Excerpt:]
"Axios' initial launch partners are JP Morgan & Chase Co., PhRma, Boeing, BP, Bank of America, Koch Industries, S&P Global, United Health Group, Walmart, PepsiCo and Cooley LLP.[3]"


72 posted on 01/14/2018 4:44:56 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: EQAndyBuzz
"Just ask a rat what they are going to impeach Trump for and listen to the answers. It’s hysterical."

If the Democrats get a majority, it will be done with a vote by nearly all of the Democrats and quite a few Republicans. The excuses for doing it won't even matter. Also, most judicial people already stand against President Trump and are quite corrupt.

Getting and keeping Republicans in office in 2018 is of the utmost importance. There's more work to be done anyway.


73 posted on 01/14/2018 4:51:40 PM PST by familyop ("Welcome to Costco. I love you." --Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
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To: Gahanna Bob

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!


74 posted on 01/14/2018 4:53:59 PM PST by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: LS

Thanks for high-quality information!


75 posted on 01/14/2018 5:30:37 PM PST by TChad
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To: Dilbert San Diego

GOPe establishment has not wanted to win over the last 8 years. They are happy to be the foils for the global communists.


76 posted on 01/14/2018 5:52:52 PM PST by Lopeover ( The 2016 Election is about allegiance to the United States!)
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To: Paladin2
Which means they are members of The Swamp and part of the problem.

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.

77 posted on 01/14/2018 5:53:57 PM PST by HotHunt
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To: Angels27

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.


78 posted on 01/14/2018 6:30:12 PM PST by 1L
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To: Lopeover

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.


79 posted on 01/14/2018 6:31:15 PM PST by lodi90
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To: Angels27
But I think it could happen, that's why you see all these Republicans retire

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.

80 posted on 01/14/2018 6:33:28 PM PST by DoodleDawg
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