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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Trumptanic Is Taking Republicans Down With The Ship Nationwide
Literally NOBODY Trump endorsed has won, and Democrats are sweeping races nationwide. I can tell you that here in Columbus, while there were no major offices up for election this year, Democrats SWEPT City Council races, and pretty much all the other municipal races on the ballot. And from what I'm seeing, Democrats are winning (a lot of them in very red places) all over the country. This is what I'm calling the "Trump Effect." We can't vote Trump out of office in 2017, but we can damn sure vote out every Republican who's up for election this year.
Now, don't you think that every Republican up for re-election in 2018 is watching what's happening tonight and soiling their undergarments? So much so that they will spend the next year trying desperately to disentangle themselves from Trump so they don't get dragged down with the Trumptanic too? It makes perfect sense to me. That's why I think you'll see all these "signature" pieces of Trump legislation (the healthcare bill, his tax bill, etc.) go down in flames. I also think that's why you'll see IMPEACHMENT back on the table and becoming a very real possibility in 2018. What better way to go back to your home districts and say, "I'm not with this guy; I voted to get rid of him!"
Demtexan
(1,588 posts)Trump is the tin can attached to a cats tail.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Thekaspervote
(32,803 posts)Oh.. that's right, you are the only one that matters.. silly me I forgot. How's that workin out for ya??