Posted on 11/03/2018 6:02:45 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
Red-state Democrats are touting their border security bona fides as President Trump hammers the issue in the final week of the midterm election.
Democrats — hoping to eek out wins in states where Trump triumphed in 2016—have focused on their ability to work with the administration on the border, even as the president and their GOP opponents try to paint them as obstructionists on immigration.
Immigration has emerged as an explosive, and deeply divisive, issue in the Trump era. The president is barnstorming key Senate states this week, accusing Democrats of supporting “open borders, socialism, and crime.” And he released an ad that appeared to link Democrats to criminal migrants.
ADVERTISEMENT Seventy eight percent of registered voters say immigration will be extremely or very important to them as they determine who to vote for in the midterms, according to a Gallup Poll released Friday, including 84 percent of GOP or Republican leaning voters and 74 percent of Democrats or voters who lean toward the party.
And several Democrats locked in close Senate races that will make or break who controls the chamber next year have talked up their support for Trump as they try to appeal to moderate and crossover Trump voters they desperately need to attract to win reelection.
Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-Mo.) aligned herself with Trump on border security this week, telling Fox News that she “100 percent supports” Trump on preventing a migrant caravan from entering the United States.
“The impression he's giving Missourians that somehow, the Democrats are in favor of our border being overrun. I am not. I support the President 100% doing what he needs to do to secure the border,” she added in a separate press conference with reporters.
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They must think their constituents are stupid.
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Same as the GOP.
McCain, Rubio, Murkowsky and Hoeven were re-elected after voting to abandon the rule of law and surrender the country to illegal aliens with amnesty.
Who believes this?
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I don’t know, probably different people than the ones who believe Graham, Rubio, Alexander, Murkowsky, Hoeven and Heller are on our side after they voted for amnesty.
BTW, they're lying. Don't believe me? Let them win in November.
Democrat who could flip pro-Trump district warns national party against cultural liberalism
Washington Examiner | Saturday, November 03, 2018 | David M. Drucker
Posted on 11/3/2018 7:55:57 PM by E. Pluribus Unum
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3702640/posts
They won’t vote to build the wall!
These people want to use border security now ?
I blame both parties for dragging their feet for the last 40 years, but now, just before the election they finally figured out the American people want a wall, a very big wall, and they want all they illegals Out of our country.
You all should’ve been working together for years on this issue.
And these sancuary cities aren’t helping you at all.
What can’t you understand, stupidity at its finest
That’s one of the side benefits of James O’Keefe. Videos that PROVE they are big-time liars. Once you’ve proven a systematic pattern, clear indidcation that the entire party is bent.
But — how many voters are aware of James O’Keefe?
“Dixie Claire”
Done with the lies. If we must put troops on the border go after every gram and ounce of drugs. The drug cartels will fix what Mexico and our leadership cannot. Seal the borders as a Centers for Medicare law to reign in drugs. CMS controls your very existence even if you do not have medicare. CMS has been weaponized.. why not add a new law?
No, Dems are for border security. They want to be sure all the illegal aliens arrive safely with their arms outstretched to receive their govt benefits.
I noticed that in Missouri McCaskill is promising that she'll support Trump on immigration and that Hawley is claiming he's all for protecting pre-existing coverage for insurance. Both are hoping that the voters believe them. It's going to be a real close election.
May not matter if they can name him, as long as the exposés make it into the public consciousness.
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