But they admit that [Wallace is] going to have to find a way to explain to voters in the upscale district why he supports some tax increases while defending his own delay in tax payments. And they concede that the moderate Fitzpatrick is going to be a tough out in the swing district.
If Democrats believe this, theyâre either very stupid, pointlessly wetting the bed, or both. This is a wave election. We have an authoritarian criminal GOP president in the White House and the most obviously corrupt and destructive GOP House majority intent on destroying Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. A candidateâs delay in filing taxes is about as important as a failure to tie up his shoelaces.
And contrary to the MSM mythâsometimes perpetuated on TPM, for some reasonâthe economy is not âbooming.â The Obama economy increased employment more successfully than any previous administration; under the Trump administration, unemployment has stopped falling. Real wage growth has plunged, while the very rich are getting richer than ever. Inflation is rising. GDP is at 2014 levels. Economic growth is the same as ever. All of this against the backdrop of a tax cut stimulus that is supposed to delivered massive growth. So the country is actually going bankrupt: the federal deficit has rocketed to $833 billion in 2018, which is almost twice the deficit of 2015. So basically the Trump economy is worse than the Obama economy AND we have gigantic new deficits.
The perception that the half empty glass is actually overflowing is the fault of Democrats. They pooh-poohed their own accomplishments when in power out of a concern not to appear out of touch and a quaint desire to be gentlemanly. They must start flooding the TV studios now and talk nonstop how the country is being bankrupted like a rotten casino. There is no way that a Democratic candidate should be playing defense about a fucking delay in filing taxes.
If we end up trading Morganelli for Dent, we essentially end up with the same representation except with a D after his name. I can live with that.
I live in Southeastern PA. Currently our state has 6 Ds and 12 Rs in the House. We have a shot at gaining 5 seats. Although some would argue that too many Dems are running for those seats and it would be better to unite behind the strongest candidate, I look on the positive side. The competition and diversity in these races will help us understand which messages most resonate with voters and will ultimately strengthen our hand in November.
Perfect post! And yes, there is no booming economy. Citing low unemployment numbers DOES NOT equal a booming economy! Even as early as 2000, corporate productivity has grown about 22% while worker compensation (inflation-adjusted) at 1.8%. So whoâs been pocketing the other 20.2% and not putting it back into the economy? And its been that way since Reagan.
These are effective openings for Democrats to remind working Americans that it was Obama and the Democratic Party that brought American back from the brink of worldwide financial ruin, NOT Republicans! And no matter how feeble that recovery was it was still Democrats cleaning up from Bush and the Republican Party. Remind workers/voters. And yes, fearmongering is permitted.
Re: PAâs newly redistricted house district 1
Wallace, a grandson of one of FDRâs vice presidents, has spent millions on the race and most expect him to defeat Navy veteran Rachel Reddick, a young former Republican.
Rachel Reddick also just moved back to the district, in August of 2017. As for Reddick being a âformer Republicanâ, she is a life-long Republican who only registered as a D when she moved back last year. She claims that she thought she had registered as a D, 3 times in fact, only to find out later that for some odd reason she was still an R. Wouldnât really matter in Reddickâs case because she never bothered to vote, as evidenced by her voting record.
Wallace FTW! With that, Iâm off to volunteer at my polling placeâŚ
Very interesting. Thanks for that.
Someone posted the article about the Kentucky landscaper, angry that restrictions have been placed on hiring seasonal âguestâ workers that he needs for his business, noting that Trump still uses them. This WaPo article points to other Trump supporters who are becoming more disgruntled because Trump is too ignorant to see the downside of his policies and is listening to ideologues who have their own agenda.
The warning at the end from a soybean farmer struggling in Iowa:
âRight now, soybean growers in Iowa and across the nation are encouraging the administration to engage positively with China,â he said. And if that doesnât happen, he added: âIowa leads the nation in many things. The presidential election is one of them.â
My district in central PA has changed from 10 to 12 and now includes a slightly more Democratic populace. If the wave materializes, Iâm hoping we can say goodbye to the moronic Tom Marino.
Be sure to ask for IDs â just like last time.
I canât believe you remember that, kat! 
Yes, I do because it was so hilarious!!!
ETA: MF Girl Power!! Even if we are, er, middle aged women!!
yeah but then theyâll turn around and vote for trump anyway
None of this really matters, Trump voters will vote GOP anyway. Because Trump has delivered in what they wanted most, the harassment of immigrants and minorities and the continuous insulting of the libruls and feminists.
NE Brad Ashford was our Rep for two years before losing to Bacon, a race most thought he should have won. Ashford was a republican before he was a democrat and he voted with republicans on crucial votes like immigration, guns and the pipeline in NE. He likely is favored but is not a favorite among liberal democrats, Omaha and Lincoln. Will be watching closely.
Sounds like the guy in KY, some in GA, CA and the crabbers in MD - anywhere temporary workers are needed - are liking them, at least, because they do the jobs Americans wonât.
We need to do something about immigration, period. Theyâd better decide which side theyâre going to be on if they want to survive. Theyâre realizing that Americans canât live in a vacuum. Welcome to the great, big world.
Yey, as Iâve always told my kids - âYou have to grow old, but you donât have to grow up!â
Iâm more optimistic than that. Morganelli has some solid Democratic positions. And I think that, should he win (likely), his voting record will be substantially more liberal than Dentâs was. Dent, rumors to the contrary, was never a âmoderateâ.
But today I voted for Susan Wild, who answered questions in their debates better than Morganelli did.
Iâm the guilty party 
It will be interesting to see which Dems come out of the primaries.
Well, I do too 
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