2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumJust Reported on CNN - Ryan telling House members to abandon Trump if necessary
On a conference call just concluded Paul Ryan told House Republican members that they will be putting all of their efforts into ensuring that Republicans maintain control of the House and none into helping Trump getting elected.
He essentially said that Trump has no chance of winning and that they must maintain control of the House to ensure that Hillary does not have the ability to do what ever she wants to do with both the Senate and the House in Democratic hands.
So far Ryan isn't yet taking back his endorsement of Trump.
Ryan told his delegation to do whatever they need to do with regard to Trump in order to get elected. If that means they have abandon Trump - do it. If that means they have to continue to endorse him - do it.
This is proof positive that Republicans believe Trump has zero chance of getting elected.
C_U_L8R
(45,003 posts)this is gonna get ugly... for them
True Dough
(17,305 posts)Many of them jumped overboard already.
CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)rurallib
(62,420 posts)for most of the race even when similar problems were uncovered.
Plus if they dump Trump, they have a good chance of losing his voters.
Damned if they do, damned if they don't. Thank you Donnie Trump.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)Cha
(297,275 posts)& mika are trolling?
JOBoomr ?@JOBoomr
Report: @SpeakerRyan "tells House GOP he won't defend Trump." I think that's called benign neglect. Pretty much how he's acted as Speaker.
5:26 AM - 10 Oct 2016
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Thank you, Cajon~
CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)I understand that those guys are doing their best to attract conservatives, though I doubt that is going to happen. Come on over and watch CNN with me.
Cha
(297,275 posts)So cnn is ok now?
I stopped watching corp media***** "news" in 2002.. I have no patience for it.
CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)Cha
(297,275 posts)the dreaded US corp news.
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)Republican role model Comrade Donald Trump's shit is stinking so bad even his slobbering Republican sycophants feel the need to hide their adoration of him from public view.
underpants
(182,826 posts)CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)ffr
(22,670 posts)The presidency for the Rs has been forfeited, so we may see them treating this General Election as a Mid-Term Election, with lower numbers turning out. Dems are treating it as a General Election and will have that type of turnout. Those two catalysts would swing everything blue.
CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)Republicans state legislatures have gerrymandered the congressional districts such that it may be impossible to take over control of the House regardless of the situation.
ffr
(22,670 posts)I'm not holding my breath either. I have one last day to help register voters. Gotta run.
cemaphonic
(4,138 posts)but it is plenty vulnerable to a wave election. Gerrymandering works by trying to create as many small, but dependable leads on your side as possible, and packing your opponents votes into fewer districts that they will win in landslides.
If Hilary really has a lead approaching double-digits, and a dispirited GOP base has poor turnout, it's a real possibility. (Though I would agree that at this point, it still appears unlikely.)
CajunBlazer
(5,648 posts)I guess that is because I am in Alabama where gerrymandering take the form of pushing most of the democrats in as few districts as possible leaving large and dependable GOP leads on their side in most districts. I suspect that is true of other Southern and other very conservative states as well.
However, you have a very good point in states where the voting distribution is more equal.
That's said, I hope I am wrong, but I'll believe that the control of the House can be wrested away from the Republicans before the next census only when I see it done.
Remember that gerrymandering is not the only dirty trick in the Republican controlled legislatures' play book. Add to that the various kinds of voter suppression and any other thing they can think of to stay in power.
brooklynite
(94,591 posts)Cha
(297,275 posts)of the big gop candidate for potus.
PearliePoo2
(7,768 posts)Making a list and checking it twice!
Sic your trumpanzees on all the Congressional Re-Thugs that are not respecting you, have cut you loose or are disloyal!
Instruct your slack-jawed zombies to vote for the Democrat on the ballot, not the ungrateful, turncoat pubbies.
I fully expect this out of Dump. This is how he rolls.
There's NOTHING that motivates this vindictive sociopath more than getting revenge on someone that has "dissed" him. And there's no end to the time it takes...because he carries the hatred forever.
central scrutinizer
(11,650 posts)principles, the country, decency, morality are not part of their calculations
vadermike
(1,415 posts)Comes tweed storm against the GOP from the Donald 3 2 1