Posted on 09/19/2018 9:04:26 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
We get continuous warnings that Republicans are going to get trounced in the midterms this fall, not because of Republican policies, but because people just don't like President Trump. We were told that Republicans would get trounced in 2016 because people just didn't like Trump and he would drag the party down.
On Monday, there was an article by the Associated Press that pushed that Democrat narrative. Take a look:
In a post-Labor Day briefing at the White House, a top Republican pollster told senior staff that the determining factor in the election wouldn't be the improving economy or the steady increase in job creation. It would be how voters feel about Trump. And the majority of the electorate, including a sizable percentage of Republican-leaning voters, doesn't feel good about the president, according to a presentation from pollster Neil Newhouse that spanned dozens of pages.
"For Republican candidates to win in swing states, they need all of the voters who support President Trump, plus a chunk of those who do not," said Whit Ayres, a GOP pollster. "That is threading a very narrow strategic needle."
The paradox for Republicans is that most Americans are largely satisfied with the economy, according to numerous surveys. But the party has struggled to keep the economy centered at the center [sic] of the election debate.
What we don't see in these predictions is actual support for Democrat policies. People are not clamoring for higher taxes, more regulations, and a more powerful government. The people generally support enforcing immigration laws and do not support sanctuary cities and states. I do not believe that most people actually believe that college will be free or that socialism is better than capitalism.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
And that district is worth noting
40 percent latino
WOW...
and here is the only place I have read about it.
If the GOP holds on to the House and Senate, the Alinsky wing of the Democrat Party — which now holds the balance of power — will undertake a broad strategy to punish ordinary American voters where they live.
The level of violence will increase markedly, possibly with deadly force being used. Also, terrorism against infrastructure will expand, with attacks against dispersed assets such as electrical transmission lines and water and sanitation systems.
From Wiki:
Texas Senate District 19 is 66% hispanic.
The district is one of the largest legislative districts in the United States, containing all or part of 17 counties and covering more than 35,000 square miles and about 400 miles of the Texas-Mexico border.
Wishful thinking.
I miss James Carville with the Paper bag over his head. He was always entertaining when he was wrong. At least he could admit it. I respected him for that.
Hell, that’s easy! The dire warnings of Armageddon come from the same people who brought you the “Hillary has a 98 percent chance...” meme.
The unfortunate thing is that the GOP keeps trying to make those predictions come true.
Special extenuating circumstances in 1998 (impeachment) and 2002 (911)...
You’re correct
I looked up USA Texas district 19
The race in question was Texas senate 19
The Media = Bagdad Bob.
Also reapportionment in 2002 gave R’s a couple of extra seats.
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