and 11 months of the Trump ‘presidency’ passed, 37 to go…
I predict there will be many races this close, requiring recounts and more at the local, state and federal level in 2018 - especially in the wealthy suburbs of blue, purple and red states.
Did someome say THEIR CRISIS? LOL!
The GOP isn’t worried, that’s why they rely on corrupt gerrymandering, active voter suppression, and as we saw in 2016, outright stealing elections by working with foreign agents against the United States. It’s a shame it will require Democrats winning by 10% just to actually win by 1%, but for now it’s all we can do.
“it’s negative for us in every way except fundraising” should be the campaign slogan for every republican from now on
is it just me or do these robots all have a WTF look on their faces?
The outcome will be determined by who messages better on this issue. The Ds have done better so far, but the Rs tend to do better in the long run. However, the Rs are so distrusted that this time around their standard playbook isn’t likely to work.
The Ds have a LOT to attack on this tax scam (already an advantage in messaging). Some poor and middle-class people’s taxes will go up. Most of the benefits go to the very wealthy. Foreign investors get more than middle-class Americans. Property values – most American’s main investment, not stocks – will suffer because home ownership is now tax disadvantaged. (This is the crux of the R suburb problem.)
NJ, NY and CA have gotten most of the attention and some R Congress members voting against. But there are R-controlled districts in suburbs around the country which lose in this scheme, including 3 around Philadelphia alone. So if the Ds are smart they will direct their messaging to win those districts while maintaining the public’s general distrust of R motives and arguments.
“It’s not good in my district, it’s not good in New Jersey,” Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ) told TPM as he exited the House floor after the vote.
Well then, your vote for this tax heist is a sure-fire way to represent the best interests of your constituents.
What will infuriate suburban swing voters about the tax bill is not just the increase in their income taxes and decline in their property values, but also the fact that these changes were made to benefit passive investors in pass-through entities like car dealerships, insurance brokers and real estate developers – the Donald Trumps of the nation. The bill punishes the new economy of which suburban swing voters are often part in order to subsidize old-economy activities and owners of inherited wealth. People are figuring this out right now.
Check with Steve Bannon on that. He claims to have them all lined up to challenge incumbent Republicans in the primaries.
Fine! Let them eat their own. We’ll eat the leftovers.
According to Joy Reid, a source of hers said that the GOP who voted don’t care. They’re bailing out, just getting their tax cuts so they can pass stuff on with no estate tax and run. They know they’re going to get slaughtered in 2018 and 2020 so they’re fleeing, hoping people will get amnesia by the next time they regain a majority in the House and Senate.
Well the DNC/Democrats in general must be heavily muscled to do the right thing for the people. The Republicans are beyond hope. They don’t care about anyone except their cash-dripping donors/special people who are above the law. We’re supposed to sit here quietly like patient slaves and hope the masters will see fit to assist us? For the next election? This is a war for the return of democracy where the words of the Constitution to protect and defend EVERY citizen are being destroyed second by second. The vote, rigged, corrupted, and stolen by every means possible, depends on teaching everyone about that. Given recent history, absolutely nothing can be taken for granted. When the current president and all his rotten cronies including the Russian oligarchs and the local mobs, flaunt democracy at every turn and exhibit complete disregard for the people and the Constitution, doesn’t it make sense to make damn sure this whole cabal ends quickly? Ask yourself when the word treason can be invoked.
I’m truly tired and disgusted by acting like this is some chess game rather than a real life disaster. Our climate, our evolution, our planet has been unalterably changed by humanity, for God’s sake. Deal with it as such.
Election Day, November 8, 2016.
Yes, it is. As long as we go into it knowing that we have to run up the score by as much as possible in order to win, I have faith in us.
But what you point out about gerrymandering and voter suppression tactics is one of the many, many reasons why 2018 is so important. There are several key gubernatorial races and legislatures up for grabs. Those races will have a big impact on 2020 by potentially rolling back voter disenfranchisement efforts or stopping any future ones from becoming law.
OT but relevant. If they cannot keep the government funded, so much for their accomplishing anything.
Here’s what the Democrats will be doing next Fall: