About two-thirds of Republicans returning to the House for the 116th Congress this week have never experienced the exquisite pain of being on the outs in an institution where the party in charge is totally in charge. Majority control runs the gamut from determining the floor agenda to determining access to the prime meeting space. It will be a rude awakening for many who have known only their exalted majority status.
“They say you will have a lot more time on your hands and will vote ‘no’ a lot more often,” said Representative Adam Kinzinger of Illinois, who was elected in the 2010 wave that handed control of the House to Republicans in President Barack Obama’s first midterm election.
‘You Control Nothing’: House Republicans Brace for Life in the Minority
I don't think the reality of the landslide losses the Republicans suffered in this years midterms, has sunk in yet.
The Republicans will survive. As far as I am concerned no one party should control it all anyways.
Landslide losses would have been the Senate also. No, the Dems have to put forth an agenda that people actually want or they will cost themselves those very same seats in two years.
So far all they have to offer is hating Trump and sucking illegals off.
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The number one issue with voters is healthcare. Immigration wasn't even on the page of concerns with the voters last month. After 3 months of nonstop caravan, and terrorist invader stories 24/7, the Republicans still lost. Big. It isn't going to be a winning issue for them in 2020 either.
Immigration is a loser for Republicans, so the Democrats have already kicked that issue to the curb, like the voters did with the issue last month.
Pelosi has already laid out the agenda, which will be healthcare, expanding voter rights, and working with the new Democratic governors and state legislatures that will put even more Republican seats in jeopardy in 2020. Also keeping in mind Republicans have 22 of the 33 Senate seats to defend in 2020. The Dems just need 3 pick ups, and they have that chamber also.
And if you're really delusional enough to think dotard is going to get a second term instead of a prison cell, the Dems should feel really good about their chances of getting the White House also.