Message from @FLanon
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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,
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