The Trump implosion thread!

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November 7th, 2018 at 3:01:02 PM permalink
Evenbob
Member since: Oct 24, 2012
Threads: 146
Posts: 25010
Quote: rxwine
If Trump or Republicans define last night as a win, I'll take more winning.


They look at it as a huge benefit
for 2020. Pelosi and the Dems
will try to cause so much trouble
in the next two years, not pass any
legislation, constantly harass Trump,
he will be running against a do
nothing congress in 2020. Obama
did it in 2012. The House was against
Trump anyway, what's the difference
who runs it.

It's the Senate that's the cherry on top.
All Trump's judges will go thru, if the
House is stupid enough to impeach
and really piss off Trump's base, the
Senate will keep him in office. Election
was a win/win for Trump.
If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.
November 7th, 2018 at 3:13:24 PM permalink
AZDuffman
Member since: Oct 24, 2012
Threads: 135
Posts: 18136
Quote: Evenbob
They look at it as a huge benefit
for 2020. Pelosi and the Dems
will try to cause so much trouble
in the next two years, not pass any
legislation, constantly harass Trump,
he will be running against a do
nothing congress in 2020. Obama
did it in 2012. The House was against
Trump anyway, what's the difference
who runs it.

It's the Senate that's the cherry on top.
All Trump's judges will go thru, if the
House is stupid enough to impeach
and really piss off Trump's base, the
Senate will keep him in office. Election
was a win/win for Trump.



Obama had a friendly press, fawning over anything he did. Trump has gotten >90% negative coverage. Obama lost over twice as many congressional seats in 2010. Anyone who Obama campaigned for tended to lose. The candidates who embraced Trump tended to win.

Control flip aside, Trump had a slightly better than average midterm. Pelosi comes in with 31% approval. She will be the gift that keeps on giving.

The base has not left Trump at all as the media said it has.
The President is a fink.
November 7th, 2018 at 3:16:34 PM permalink
fleaswatter
Member since: Oct 24, 2012
Threads: 3
Posts: 1087
Quote: rxwine
If Trump or Republicans define last night as a win, I'll take more winning.



Quote: Evenbob
They look at it as a huge benefit
for 2020. Pelosi and the Dems
will try to cause so much trouble
in the next two years, not pass any
legislation, constantly harass Trump,
he will be running against a do
nothing congress in 2020. Obama
did it in 2012. The House was against
Trump anyway, what's the difference
who runs it.

It's the Senate that's the cherry on top.
All Trump's judges will go thru, if the
House is stupid enough to impeach
and really piss off Trump's base, the
Senate will keep him in office. Election
was a win/win for Trump.



In addition to what EB said:
Never Trumper Bob Corker gone – to be replaced by senate elect Marsha Blackburn – WIN
Never Trumper Flake gone – Martha McSally leading and should end up being a WIN
Josh Hawley defeated democratic senator McCaskill – WIN
Kevin Cramer defeated democratic senator Heitkamp – WIN
Rick Scott leading democratic senator Bill Nelson – should end up being a WIN
Let's go Brandon
November 7th, 2018 at 3:41:31 PM permalink
terapined
Member since: Aug 6, 2014
Threads: 73
Posts: 11786
Quote: fleaswatter
In addition to what EB said:
Never Trumper Bob Corker gone – to be replaced by senate elect Marsha Blackburn – WIN
Never Trumper Flake gone – Martha McSally leading and should end up being a WIN
Josh Hawley defeated democratic senator McCaskill – WIN
Kevin Cramer defeated democratic senator Heitkamp – WIN
Rick Scott leading democratic senator Bill Nelson – should end up being a WIN

Lol
2 words
Dem House :-)
Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World"
November 7th, 2018 at 4:15:05 PM permalink
SOOPOO
Member since: Feb 19, 2014
Threads: 22
Posts: 4157
I'd say it is a win for the country. Dems happy they win the House. Repubs happy they extend Senate lead, so they don't have to worry about 1 or 2 using leverage on the Republican Senate majority. (See Flake, Collins...) All 3 will have to work together or get no bills passed. Unlikely for anything substantive. No bills passed tends to be good... no bill is ever passed not spending more money we don't have...... 2-1 I think is always best , not 3-0.
As ams noted, I am mostly happy Gillum lost!
November 7th, 2018 at 4:22:24 PM permalink
reno
Member since: Oct 24, 2012
Threads: 58
Posts: 1384
Quote: AZDuffman
The lamestream media called for a wave for two years. Didn’t happen.


Definitely definitely not a tsunami. But the Dems made a few modest gains.

Among 36 governor's races, Democrats gained 7 governor seats.
Democrats gained 35 seats in the U.S. House.
Among state legislatures, 6 chambers flipped from Republican control to Democrat, and a couple chambers went from red to purple. Nationwide, over 350 state legislative seats flipped from GOP to Dem. This will have an impact on gerrymandering "redistricting."

I'll just pretend the U.S. Senate doesn't exist.
November 7th, 2018 at 4:32:10 PM permalink
fleaswatter
Member since: Oct 24, 2012
Threads: 3
Posts: 1087
Quote: terapined
Lol
2 words
Dem House :-)


I am not at all disappointed that the republicans lost the house, it had too many never Trump republicans and RINOs.
Now all will see how incompetent the democrats are when they are in control of the house.
Let's go Brandon
November 7th, 2018 at 4:46:50 PM permalink
Evenbob
Member since: Oct 24, 2012
Threads: 146
Posts: 25010
Quote: SOOPOO
I'd say it is a win for the country. Dems happy they win the House.


Here's the thing. It's a disaster for
a president to have the House and
not the Senate. The next best
thing to having all of congress
is the way it turned out. Who cares
what the House does, the president
has an overwhelming majority in
the Senate. Trump going to all
those rallies was what did it.

In 2010 Obama hurt his party when
he campaigned, he lost both houses
yugely. Trump is in a very good position
now for 2020. Pelosi and the hate mongers
will wear out their welcome very fast
and even the Dem base will get sick
to death of screaming TDS all day every
day. They really can't stop themselves.

It was pointed out today this is why we
still have a good gov't 250 years later.
The founders wrote gridlock into the
Constitution, they want it moving as
slowly as possible. A glacial Congress
with lots of rules cannot change anything
quickly, that was the intent.

If they try and impeach, even better. As Dick
Morris points out, that was a big mistake
in 1998. Clinton had his highest poll numbers
after he was impeached, Algore would have
won in 2000 if not for the fluke in FL. If the
impeach Trump he will win in a landslide in
2020.
If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.
November 7th, 2018 at 4:50:29 PM permalink
terapined
Member since: Aug 6, 2014
Threads: 73
Posts: 11786
Quote: fleaswatter
I am not at all disappointed that the republicans lost the house, it had too many never Trump republicans and RINOs.
Now all will see how incompetent the democrats are when they are in control of the house.



I used to be a republican. Voted for Bob Dole
Its a party that does not want to be inclusive anymore.
AZ says its a party with a big tent but the reality, the hard right revels in the losses of some republicans and Fleaswatter is being honest about it
The republican party has changed
Deficit exploding
Sometimes we live no particular way but our own - Grateful Dead "Eyes of the World"
November 7th, 2018 at 4:51:51 PM permalink
Evenbob
Member since: Oct 24, 2012
Threads: 146
Posts: 25010
Quote: terapined
I used to be a republican. Voted for Bob Dole


You're that old? I thought you were a
Millennial, you seem soooo young.
If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose.