not everything is some machiavellian scheme

Why do McCain and Flake both have low approval ratings in AZ? Will it turn blue or at least purple?

they're both hated within their own party

I don't doubt it's possible

I thought they had low approval ratings because AZ is shifting more liberal idk

it's partly that

Also, Ted Cruz is hated with both the Republicans and Democrats, but he's really popular here in TX

Senate Republicans and Democrats*

partly because they're hated by many in the right as well

Ted Cruz seems hated by other GOP politiicans, but not really the electorate in the same way McCain is

Flake and McCain are risks when it comes to ordinary R legislation

Ted stays on the ball when it comes to getting stuff done in the senate though

The best thing Trump could do heading in to the midterms is avoid further drama

lmao that's the one thing we can count on not happening

A weekly/monthly cycle of negative Trump headlines depresses GOP turnout

That and the media/twitter makes its own drama surrounding him now. Trump could jaywalk and it would be national news for a week.

one thing I think could give him the edge is the possibility of the clintons going down

Oh right,

if it happens near the midterms I could definitely see it galvanizing a lot of Rs

they reopened the investigation, for those that don't know

but,

It could have little effect if Democrats disavow Hillary en masse

remember after the baseball game where the majority whip got shot

it would be a massive victory for Trump and his base would turnout to the polls at 90%+ however

normies associate party members with other party members, that kind of news could breathe some new life into the electiosn

elections*

point is, having the "swamp drained" would be a gigantic victory for the right wing in general and bring a lot of new excitement to those who voted against clinton they hadn't felt since the presidency

it'd be the story of the decade

With Comey out and the DOJ under Sessions, there's at least a chance of it now

no way of knowing until it happens

until then, I'd focus on getting these people in office

In 1994, the Republicans gained a whopping 53 seats in the House,

one of the most dramatic upsets in political history,

the strategy was simple,

the GOP sent out consultants to diners in small towns all across America to ask them what they disliked about Washington,

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_elections,_1994

from what they said, the RNC crafted what was known as the "Contract to America",
a list of legislative promises to fulfil if they gained control of Congress

Newt Gingrich is on Trump's side

the GOP got a bunch of young, new Republicans to run and saw a enormous shift to the party

Trump will definitely be listening to him for this election season

the thing is, how do we accomplish something similar w/ an R congress and president

the problem is today most politicians are old and out of touch

defining something like a MAGA contract for candidates running for congress

Trump definitely should have a strategy room for this, it's the most important thing possible between now and 2020

most politicians have never been to a small town except for maybe a pre-planned photo op

from what I can tell, Trump not only knows it's super important, but it'll be one of his main prioritis this year

I started making these election threads a bit earlier...arguably it's even too early for people to care about the primaries right now

this will get him a wall, RAISE, obamacare repeal, whatever he wants, he would fulfill so many campaign promises potentially with congress that much on his side if he breaks the amnesty coalition

I'm sure there are lots of people PLANNING to run right now though, it's just that voters won't start caring about primaries until springtime at the very least

Have you ever wondered why Trump did so well in South Carolina?
Here's why,

y'know, some day I may run if the opportunity arises

this image, it might not seem like much. But it did wonders for optics. It made South Carolinians feel like he was at there level

there's so much damn potential that can be done nowadays

kinda like the pic of Nehlen w/ a Five Guys wrapper, it brings him down to earth, right?

yeah

I'm going to be very, very, very surprised if there aren't a decent amount of congressional candidates using Trumpian tactics

the thing we have to figure out is how we get about channeling that grassroots energy into a party with a majority in Congress

technically the amnesty coalition is the majority, but the Rs have the illusion of power

we seem like the "establishment" now to the uninformed person, how do we turn it around?

Oh, oh,

I was reading this report by AP the other day,

the thing is, 'uninformed' people tend to be those who don't even bother voting, much less in the midterms

so that doesn't really matter

I mean uninformed in the sense of watching MSM day after day, not really as apolitical

misinformed would be more correct

they interviewed some Trump voters in Appalachia,
they said it would mean the world to them if Trump went down personally there to see them.
not like a rally, just to look around and talk to them

I'd say that people who voted for Trump can be counted on to vote against the democrats

especially if he campaigns all around the country with the congressional candidates he backs

definitely

neverTrumpers can also be counted on to vote against the democrats, or at least they can be influenced to do so

the Trump physical energy rallies people like nothing else

I have no doubt that Moore would've won if Trump made an appearance in Alabma

Alabama

now when it comes to leftists...the idea is to get them not to turn out, but one thing I'll concede is that their sperged out rage will motivate them to turn out

however, their sperg rage will also turn off independents and moderates

Trump voters + neverTrumpers + independents/moderates --> left gets btfo

maybe we can try a reprisal on the Hillary effect? "hey you guys won Alabama, West Virginia is going to be just fine", something along those lines.

The Suburbs are key

Trump MUST win over Suburbs

that's the thing

Alabama can give them false confidence

thankfully

maybe if the economy stays on Trump's side and the tax bill can allow them to flourish, they may turn more friendly to Trump?

rather, I'd say it doesn't matter how confident leftist voters are, but it DOES matter how confident (in a wrong way) Democratic party strategists are

I tell you what, if someone in the last administration goes to prison, that'll bring fire right to the base

I'm not sure what's going on behind closed doors with Democrat officials, but if they believe they won Alabama because of Trump and people joining their side (instead of Moore's pedo allegations and GOP backstabbing), it could lead them to massively fucking up this year

maybe that'd be an ironic twist to Moore losing, that it brings more senate seats to the right than if he would've won

Suburban voters don't like Trump's rhetoric, but small town voters love it,
that's a bit of issue, Trump can't appease both at the same time

at least that's a fantasy I'd like to imagine

the thing is, it doesn't matter much if suburban voters don't like Trump's rhetoric, because the rhetoric of whoever the congressional candidates are for their specific areas, will matter more

suburban voters could probably be put to excitement by more "normie conservative" type accomplishments like taxes and the such

@FLanon it depends on the strategies the Democrats adopt

in what sense

you can guarantee that the deranged leftist types will be out to vote, but if they're trumped by independents / moderates it'll fuck them up

so in that case, how do we motivate the moderates to vote for Rs?

also, there may be quite a few Democrat voters who aren't deranged spergs, who won't show up to vote

well, one good way to motivate the moderates is to show them how crazy the left has become, and that the Democrats will represent the kinds of people who go to ANTIFA rallies, support SJW bullshit, want hardcore socialism, etc

It'll be important that Republicans pitch the tax cuts like crazy,
people might not realize why they have more money, remember.

@🎃Boo-ton🎃 yeah, that too

I tell you, if Trump does something big justice-wise, there'll be a lot more trump base voters who will show up to the polls. Campaign ads would be crazy, lot of hype would enter the ring, and that would make it unnecessary for the need to involve libertarians and moderates