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Nervous Republicans See Trump Sinking, and Taking Senate With Him
New York Times via Yahoo News ^ | April 26, 2020 | Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman

Posted on 04/26/2020 10:34:14 AM PDT by John W

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s erratic handling of the coronavirus outbreak, the worsening economy and a cascade of ominous public and private polling have Republicans increasingly nervous that they are at risk of losing the presidency and the Senate if Trump does not put the nation on a radically improved course.

The scale of the GOP’s challenge has crystallized in the last week. With 26 million Americans now having filed for unemployment benefits, Trump’s standing in states that he carried in 2016 looks increasingly wobbly: New surveys show him trailing significantly in battleground states like Michigan and Pennsylvania, and he is even narrowly behind in must-win Florida.

Democrats raised substantially more money than Republicans did in the first quarter in the most pivotal congressional races, according to recent campaign finance reports. And while Trump is well ahead in money compared with the presumptive Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, Democratic donors are only beginning to focus on the general election, and several super political action committees plan to spend heavily on behalf of him and the party.

Perhaps most significantly, Trump’s single best advantage as an incumbent — his access to the bully pulpit — has effectively become a platform for self-sabotage.

(Excerpt) Read more at currently.att.yahoo.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Delaware; US: Michigan; US: New York; US: Pennsylvania
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To: sanjuanbob

Posted an article. Did not endorse its contents.


121 posted on 04/26/2020 12:41:46 PM PDT by John W (Trump/Pence 2020)
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To: John W

Fake news


122 posted on 04/26/2020 12:44:06 PM PDT by MagillaX
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To: John W

Nervous democrats see Biden Sinking, and Taking House With Him.

The real headline.


123 posted on 04/26/2020 12:44:28 PM PDT by Revolutionary ("Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition!")
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To: WHBates
Do you really expect Biden to be running? I don’t actually.

It is difficult to picture Biden on stage debating Trump.

But, Dem voters hate Trump so much that they might be willing to vote for any Dem.

124 posted on 04/26/2020 12:57:17 PM PDT by Tired of Taxes
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To: John W

What a bunch of Haberman BS


125 posted on 04/26/2020 12:57:24 PM PDT by Conserv
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To: God luvs America

i remember seeing this article previously- in 2016!!!
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I do, too. It went like this... Republicans have given up on the Presidency and are now just trying to save the House and Senate.


126 posted on 04/26/2020 1:17:11 PM PDT by Conserv
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To: John W
When is the GOP ever not nervous?
127 posted on 04/26/2020 1:22:50 PM PDT by Major Matt Mason ("Those who would give up essential Liberty to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither..")
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To: John W

Cam Smelly Maggie offer any reasons to believe that President Hillary or President Joe would have acted earlier, and that the damage would have been less? All of the circumstantial evidence that we have says “no.”


128 posted on 04/26/2020 1:24:26 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: Bob434
"They keep saying this- but NEVER give any legitimate examples of how he’s been ‘erratic’- all they have is baseless false accusations that ‘he didn’t act soon enough’"

Exactly. Trump, like many, downplayed the seriousness of the epidemic early on in several tweets, but such over-confidence was typical at the time, and was based on what his scientific advisers were telling him.

Trump established the CV task force and the China travel restrictions in late January, before there was a single CV in the US, and when there were only about 20 confirmed cases nationwide. How can that be considered "late"?

Plus, we have all seen the clips of Democratic politicians - and liberal media - minimizing the threat in late February and early March. To cite just one example, there is the late-February clip of Pelosi hugging strangers in Chinatown and urging everyone to "come on down."

In my area, Gov. Jay Inslee - widely praised for his "early" response - allowed a soccer game to be played in downtown Seattle with 31,000 fans on March 7th.
129 posted on 04/26/2020 1:35:21 PM PDT by Steve_Seattle
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To: John W

I have respected the president up till now. I do watch the daily briefings and at first it was enlightening. Lately it has turned into a 9th grade food-fight between DJT and the various media operatives.

These daily briefings are repetitive, confusing, and combative. The president is in-charge and he has the power to set the agenda and the format. Instead there is very little new info every day and the main feature is a spat between a left-winged operative and DJT. From the president we hear the same litany of facts; we do more testing than any other country, we have enough ventilators, DJT loves all the governors and they love him.

Now all of the world is seeing Lysol shouldn’t be injected and don’t swallow disinfectants. My left leaning friends can’t stop talking about the Lysol comment although totally untrue but that is the media. The daily briefing should be talking less and having a well structured agenda would be a great help. Let Pence lead he was a talk show host before and has a great presentation style.


130 posted on 04/26/2020 1:43:43 PM PDT by BeAllYouCanBe (Until Americans love their own children more than they love Nancy Pelosi this suicide will continue.)
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To: John W

Typical NY Slimes FAKE news!


131 posted on 04/26/2020 1:45:45 PM PDT by Taxman ((We will never be a truly FRee people so long as we have the income tax and the IRS!))
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To: BeAllYouCanBe

Who do you think your fooling? LMAO


132 posted on 04/26/2020 1:46:20 PM PDT by Conserv
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To: John W

I guess then they want either Biden or Cuomo.


133 posted on 04/26/2020 1:47:36 PM PDT by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: John W
What I suspect about this China virus happening at this particular time is that the whole scheme was intended to be the October type of commie democrat surprise. Trump team triggered it prematurely so it would be taken care of by the election and now he has time to restore the economy as well as to remake our response readiness for the next health crisis that is inevitable. Pres Trump has not wasted this time and has called attention to the unpreparedness of many states to take care of their own responsibilities and has modernized the US govt in a number of ways to more efficiently be able to handle whatever crisis comes our way. The Deep State and all of their confederates have to reassess their approach to taking Pres Trump out now that he has short circuited their latest coupe attempt.
134 posted on 04/26/2020 1:56:32 PM PDT by mountainfolk
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To: Steve Van Doorn

No, it doesn’t.

It means, “Certainly someone is going to post the meme of an angry Captain Kirk, shouting “NO MORE BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!”, So here, let me predict it”.

However, it looks like I was mistaken.

Not the first time.


135 posted on 04/26/2020 2:34:24 PM PDT by OKSooner (Hey Xi, do you see this here, you know what this means?)
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To: BeAllYouCanBe

So you post out here once every 2 or 3 years?


136 posted on 04/26/2020 2:36:57 PM PDT by LongWayHome
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To: John W

........ Like it or not .... There is absolutely nothing that is certain in the world .... Especially in the Arena of Politics .... It would be irresponsible for Republicans to proceed as Hillary did expecting a Coronation in the last Federal Election ........ Or like the Republicans did in the Mid Terms expecting a Red Tidal Wave ..... Always Hope for the Best .... But Absolutely prepare for the Worst scenario ...... The battle is not over yet my friends .......


137 posted on 04/26/2020 2:38:06 PM PDT by R_Kangel ("A nation of sheep will beget a nation ruled by wolves")
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To: John W

Correct translation:

“Dammit! Even a pandemic virus and economic shutdown didn’t work. His ratings are still high, even rising in some polls. And the GOP senators in trouble, like McSally and Gardner, have been the beneficiaries of having their opponents locked down! Dammit, dammit, dammit.”

[End Translation]


138 posted on 04/26/2020 3:11:13 PM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: John W

Correct translation:

“Dammit! Even a pandemic virus and economic shutdown didn’t work. His ratings are still high, even rising in some polls. And the GOP senators in trouble, like McSally and Gardner, have been the beneficiaries of having their opponents locked down! Dammit, dammit, dammit.”

[End Translation]


139 posted on 04/26/2020 3:12:02 PM PDT by LS ("Castles made of sand, fall in the sea . . . eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: John W

Just like clockwork, the Slimes comes out with thier thousandth hit piece, on Trump, coinciding with the other leftist hit pieces.

SSDD.


140 posted on 04/26/2020 3:13:09 PM PDT by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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