Trump Dragging Down the Republican Party

[Toro]

This is from Republican strategists fighting Senatorial and Congressional races.

From the deepest conservative states to more Democratic leaning terrain, Senate Republicans face a brutal political environment that has left the GOP needing to pull off a near-perfect run in a dozen highly competitive races to retain the majority. ...​

the national landscape, represented through the president’s weakened standing across the ideological spectrum, sent shock waves through Senate Republicans in recent weeks.​

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“Well, the president’s losing Arizona. And, you know, we think that he and Martha are very intrinsically tied together,” Kevin McLaughlin, the executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, explained during a 90-minute presentation on the state of the races Thursday. Trump won Arizona by 3.5 percentage points in 2016 and is now trailing Democrat Joe Biden, according to both public and private polling, which Republicans feel is why Sen. Martha McSally (R) is also trailing in her key race.​

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At one point, NRSC strategists believed Biden hit 50 percent in Georgia — a figure they found “terrifying” as they try to defend two seats in the state, which Trump won by five percentage points in 2016.​

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Trump won Kansas by more than 20 percentage points in 2016, but now his lead is in the low single digits, according to Republicans, after bleeding support in the Kansas City suburbs. A state that has voted Democratic just once since 1940 could now be considered a relatively competitive fight between Trump and Biden.​

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Even in Alaska, which has only voted once, in 1964, for a Democratic president in its history, Trump’s cratering to a narrow lead forced the Republicans’ official campaign arm to spend cash to shore up Sen. Dan Sullivan (R).​

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“You should’ve seen those [polls] three weeks ago when we had the president down,” McLaughlin said, explaining Trump was actually losing in Alaska this month and how the Senate incumbent’s race sunk with the president. “I mean, it’s not because of Dan Sullivan. I’m just telling you.” ...​

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Beneath the surface is another crack in the GOP foundation, as House Republican candidates are floundering in key states like Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas, according to consultants in both parties. In districts that Trump narrowly won or narrowly lost four years ago, Biden is now solidly ahead along with the Democratic candidate, while in some districts Trump won by significant margins, the president is now narrowly trailing.​

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-trump-republicans-elections/2020/10/30/9eacb5b6-1aaf-11eb-aeec-b93bcc29a01b_story.html

 

[Mac1958]

The party sold its soul to an inept buffoon. That's what happens. Tough shit.

If Biden wins, we'll then have to turn our attention to stopping the Dems from going too far.

Too bad we've convinced ourselves that we're in a winner-take-all environment.

 

[Dogmaphobe]

Trump is a populist.

No wonder the entrenched, status-quo conservatives don't like him.

 

[debbiedowner]

If Trump wins and control of senate and congress go to dems watch him suck up to the dems and embrace some or all of their agenda. After all he was a dem before changing to repub to run for President.

 

[Ricky LIbtardo]

Washington Compost.

Here's the numbers so far.

GA, Republicans up 7%

Republicans took the lead today in Arizona. Trump will pull McSally through,

KS, Republicans are up 9%.

Quit reading that trash, it's rotting your brain.

 

[Synthaholic]

David Perdue ran like a coward from his third debate, scheduled for tomorrow night. He didn’t want another bitch-slapping from Ossoff. This is brutal:

 

[Toro]

Washington Compost.

Here's the numbers so far.

GA, Republicans up 7%

Republicans took the lead today in Arizona. Trump will pull McSally through,

KS, Republicans are up 9%.

Quit reading that trash, it's rotting your brain.

That's what Republican strategists are saying.

According to RCP, Biden is up by 1% in GA, Trump is up by 0.6% in AZ due to two heavily-leaning Republican pollsters, and Trump won KS by 20% in 2016.

Show me a state where Trump is outperforming his 2016 numbers. Because I can show you state after state after state where he is lagging.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

Trump Dragging Down the Republican Party

I said four years ago this would happen. Even if he were to win the election, which nobody thought he would back then, he'd be a short term win for the Republicans and a long term disaster. We've seen the disaster play out. 41 seat loss in the House and 7 governorships in the midterm elections and now they are heading for another blood bath on Tuesday. Reliably Republican states are now in play and the down ballot is going to suffer.

 

[Ricky LIbtardo]

Washington Compost.

Here's the numbers so far.

GA, Republicans up 7%

Republicans took the lead today in Arizona. Trump will pull McSally through,

KS, Republicans are up 9%.

Quit reading that trash, it's rotting your brain.

That's what Republican strategists are saying.

According to RCP, Biden is up by 1% in GA, Trump is up by 0.6% in AZ due to two heavily-leaning Republican pollsters, and Trump won KS by 20% in 2016.

Show me a state where Trump is outperforming his 2016 numbers. Because I can show you state after state after state where he is lagging.

Quit reading the polls. I'm quoting the actual early votes and they're proving the polling is all junk news.

Battle ground Senate races have Republicans ahead in early voting by 4.1%.

 

[John T. Ford]

This is from Republican strategists fighting Senatorial and Congressional races.

From the deepest conservative states to more Democratic leaning terrain, Senate Republicans face a brutal political environment that has left the GOP needing to pull off a near-perfect run in a dozen highly competitive races to retain the majority. ...​

the national landscape, represented through the president’s weakened standing across the ideological spectrum, sent shock waves through Senate Republicans in recent weeks.​

​

“Well, the president’s losing Arizona. And, you know, we think that he and Martha are very intrinsically tied together,” Kevin McLaughlin, the executive director of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, explained during a 90-minute presentation on the state of the races Thursday. Trump won Arizona by 3.5 percentage points in 2016 and is now trailing Democrat Joe Biden, according to both public and private polling, which Republicans feel is why Sen. Martha McSally (R) is also trailing in her key race.​

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At one point, NRSC strategists believed Biden hit 50 percent in Georgia — a figure they found “terrifying” as they try to defend two seats in the state, which Trump won by five percentage points in 2016.​

​

Trump won Kansas by more than 20 percentage points in 2016, but now his lead is in the low single digits, according to Republicans, after bleeding support in the Kansas City suburbs. A state that has voted Democratic just once since 1940 could now be considered a relatively competitive fight between Trump and Biden.​

​

Even in Alaska, which has only voted once, in 1964, for a Democratic president in its history, Trump’s cratering to a narrow lead forced the Republicans’ official campaign arm to spend cash to shore up Sen. Dan Sullivan (R).​

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“You should’ve seen those [polls] three weeks ago when we had the president down,” McLaughlin said, explaining Trump was actually losing in Alaska this month and how the Senate incumbent’s race sunk with the president. “I mean, it’s not because of Dan Sullivan. I’m just telling you.” ...​

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Beneath the surface is another crack in the GOP foundation, as House Republican candidates are floundering in key states like Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas, according to consultants in both parties. In districts that Trump narrowly won or narrowly lost four years ago, Biden is now solidly ahead along with the Democratic candidate, while in some districts Trump won by significant margins, the president is now narrowly trailing.​

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/senate-trump-republicans-elections/2020/10/30/9eacb5b6-1aaf-11eb-aeec-b93bcc29a01b_story.html

 

[Anathema]

The Republican Party did not learn its lesson four years ago...

Instead of realizing that Conservatives will no longer support Socially-Moderate, Establishment candidates whose platforms could just as easily allow them to run as Democrats, the GOP establishment has doubled down on resistance to truly Conservative policies.

The Republican Party continues to promote the same ideas that caused Conservatives to boycott the ROM ey and McCain campaigns in 2008 and 2012. Ideas that Conservatives will not support.

I’d rather see a man I JNOW is my Enemy in the White House than one whose loyalties I have to guess at.

 

[Polishprince]

The party sold its soul to an inept buffoon. That's what happens. Tough shit.

If Biden wins, we'll then have to turn our attention to stopping the Dems from going too far.

Too bad we've convinced ourselves that we're in a winner-take-all environment.

Who is the "we" you refer to and how can they prevent the D's from doing whatever the heck they want if they sweep to victory next week?

 

[Harry Dresden]

The party sold its soul to an inept buffoon. That's what happens. Tough shit.

If Biden wins, we'll then have to turn our attention to stopping the Dems from going too far.

Too bad we've convinced ourselves that we're in a winner-take-all environment.

If Biden wins, we'll then have to turn our attention to stopping the Dems from going too far.
harris and her fellows will eat you up mac......if she gets to the big chair everyone but the far left will be in trouble....

 

[Mac1958]

If Biden wins, we'll then have to turn our attention to stopping the Dems from going too far.
harris and her fellows will eat you up mac......if she gets to the big chair everyone but the far left will be in trouble....

It's a no-win situation right now.

 

[Zander]

Sorry, LWNJ's, there ain't no stopping this train.....

 

[Polishprince]

If Biden wins, we'll then have to turn our attention to stopping the Dems from going too far.
harris and her fellows will eat you up mac......if she gets to the big chair everyone but the far left will be in trouble....

It's a no-win situation right now.

Depends on what you mean by "win". If you mean eliminating Trump and the 10's of millions of Clinging, deplorable chumps from the political scene forever, its within your reach.

 

[rightwinger]

This race is more than defeating Trump

Dems need to dominate the down ballot prior to redistricting from the 2020 census. That will end the Republican Filibuster that allowed them to hold the House for most of the last decade

 

[Polishprince]

This race is more than defeating Trump

Dems need to dominate the down ballot prior to redistricting from the 2020 census. That will end the Republican Filibuster that allowed them to hold the House for most of the last decade

That's really not true. Even if Biden loses both houses of Congress but wins the presidency, he'll just rule by Executive Decree, at least until he can get the states of DC and Puerto Rico admitted and load up 4 more liberal senators and several representatives too.

 

[rightwinger]

This race is more than defeating Trump

Dems need to dominate the down ballot prior to redistricting from the 2020 census. That will end the Republican Filibuster that allowed them to hold the House for most of the last decade

That's really not true. Even if Biden loses both houses of Congress but wins the presidency, he'll just rule by Executive Decree, at least until he can get the states of DC and Puerto Rico admitted and load up 4 more liberal senators and several representatives too.

Biden can’t get Puerto Rico and DC admitted without a Democratic Congress

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

The party sold its soul to an inept buffoon. That's what happens. Tough shit.

If Biden wins, we'll then have to turn our attention to stopping the Dems from going too far.

Too bad we've convinced ourselves that we're in a winner-take-all environment.

The GOP sold its soul some 50 years ago – the Southern Strategy, the Christian right, pandering to racists and bigots – Trump is merely a manifestation of the evil that is the GOP.