I 100% think that if Trump made a live appearance at VA during Gillespie or AL during Moore, they most certainly would have won instead of putting out some tweet saying "hey guys vote"

That's how he gets turnout

We need Trump to be an activist for his party this year, an asset.

Gillespie actually rejected an offer by Trump to rally for him

Still, the principle stands

That was certainly a stupid move to make

You need all the awareness you can get

good thing Trump rallied too, his voters are concentrated in that district

small, white towns everywhere

btw guys, have the discussion in the thread so that it bumps it and keeps it from getting slid

He needs to pull all the rallies possible

He's got to be able to get 2016 levels

Here's my prediction: GOP wins, but because of massive Dem fundraising they do better than normal, which leads to them saying "durr here's further proof of le blue wave"

(that's what happened for all the other special House elections. GOP wins, but Democrats do better than usual because of massive amounts of $ and media attention)

I have no clue what the RNC is planning

that's the fucking thing

I can picture a blue wave happening if the RNC continues to sit on their ass

There's the possibility they're lazy retards

Paul Ryan has earned 44 million dollars this year in donations

he better spend in on the race

Is it his to spend or the party's to spend

@FLanon there's also the huge possibility that because they're establishment politicians, they'd rather let Democrats win than have Trump win

he can direct it to the RNC

of course

or spend it on his own campaign

they'd rather be the minority party than be the majority party with responsibilities

the second one probably

when they're the minority party, they also will be called racist less often

all they can do is block

ffs we need good offense

The main hope I have for this year isn't in the party itself to campaign well, but for Trump to do something massive and/or campaign with a ton of energy

I think I get the RNC's strategy

they're going for a full-scale offensive in the Senate

save money, spend it on the US elections

I recognize it

but a hunkered down defense in the House

I think it's a terrible idea

money is good, but guerilla campaigning is better

this isn't a contest of "whoever racks up the most shekels wins"

remember Clinton always

Oof, Clinton blew 1.2 billion