it has become clear that Trump and his team did not collude with the Russians; which is no surprise as this whole narrative was always a wild conspiracy theory
bottom line, all of this is just noise
what is important is the tax cuts & the health care policy
republicans WILL get a tax cut pushed through, because they KNOW they will not keep their seats in '18 if they don't
if we (conservatives) are correct - this will be good for the economy & the average person's bottom line & Trump will win reelection easily
if these tax cuts hurt the economy, Trump will lose in '20
it really is as simple as that - the media has broken faith with reality, integrity & the average American - their tantrums won't bring Trump down
it will come down to the effects on people's pocketbooks from his enacted policies
bottom line - personal finances are what drives voters
but hey; these pissing matches about 2 scoops of ice cream and wild conspiracy theories about collusion and obstruction are fun on a message board!
You want down to earth reality? You're not there yet. What you miss with your Trump/GOP forecast is it's highly partisan and not necessarily what will happen.
The reality is "perception is everything" and Trump is a loose canon with a big mouth and it doesn't matter whether the Russian thing is true or not, what matters is people will view Trump and the GOP negatively and Comey could be Trump's and the GOP's downfall. The voter is fickle and while I'm no prophet I don't think the Trump presidency will end well.
Oh and before you come back with "Democrat or liberal" I'm neither.
Sure perception is reality
My claim is that what is going on with the economy and people's personal finances will be the most important factor
Perception is driven by personal finances in an election
Another thing that is overlooked is that Trump brought a decent number of people that typically do not vote out to the polls
He has not broken faith with these folks, and they don't get polled much, if at all
The media is not able to drive perception like they used to, most people don't trust them anymore
So again, if Trump's policies help the economy, he is a shoo in for a second term