"Candidates and voters in 2010 focused on national economic conditions and the economic policies of the Obama Administration and Congressional Democrats. Attention was paid to public anger over the Wall Street bailout signed into law by President George W. Bush in late 2008. Voters were also motivated for and against the sweeping reforms of the health care system enacted by Democrats in 2010, as well as concerns over tax rates and record deficits.[10] At the time of the election, unemployment was over 9%, and had not declined significantly since Barack Obama had become President. Further eroding public trust in Congress were a series of scandals that saw Democratic Representatives Charlie Rangel and Maxine Waters, as well as Republican Senator John Ensign, all accused of unethical and/or illegal conduct in the months leading up to the 2010 election."

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The fiscally-focused and quasi-libertarian Tea Party movement was a vocal force in mobilizing voters for Republican candidates nationwide. Their widespread exposure in the media contributed to the election's focus on economic, rather than social, issues. In the opinion of Fox News political analyst Dick Morris, a "fundamental change" occurred in which social issues did not dominate Republican activism in 2010, because "economic and fiscal issues prevail. The Tea Party has made the Republican Party safe for libertarians."[11]

Immigration reform had become an important issue in 2010, particularly following the passage of Arizona Senate Bill 1070, officially known as the Support Our Law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhoods Act. The Act greatly enhanced the power of Arizona's law enforcement agencies to investigate the immigration status of suspected illegal immigrants and to enforce state and national immigration laws. The Act also required immigrants to carry their immigration documentation on their person at all times. Its passage by a Republican-led legislature and its subsequent and very public signing by Jan Brewer, the Republican Governor of Arizona, ignited protests across the Southwest and galvanized political opinion among both pro-immigration Latino groups and Tea Party activists, many of whom supported stronger measures to stem illegal immigration."

"The passage of the controversial Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act also contributed to the low approval ratings of Congress, particularly Democrats, in the months leading up to the election. Many Republicans ran on a promise to repeal the law, and beat incumbent Democratic opponents who had voted in favor of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act."

leftists essentially have their own TEA Party in the form of the reeesist crowd

but the question is

Will Republicans in 2018 sit on their asses like Democrats in 2010?

my current prediction is that there will essentially be two waves canceling each other out

You might be right but we want to actually win.

@Nuke yeah, that's why you gotta hope for a massive scandal affecting the Democratic Party before Nov 6, or more than one

the reeeesisters are a vocal minority, but you can count on them to turn out

http://www.breitbart.com/big-government/2018/04/29/ny-times-trump-finds-gop-plan-campaign-tax-reform-boring/

This is smart

I find it hilarious that so many resisters call themselves "The Persistence" and shit

like these people actually just copy right-wing memes

just to make sure the other side can't use them

AZ- Martha McSally
CA- Erin Cruz
CT- Matthew Corey
DE- Chuck Boyce
FL- Rick Scott
IN- Mike Braun
MA- V.A. Shiva
ME- Eric Brakey
MI- John James
MO- Josh Hawley
MN- Robert Barnheiser
MN(sp)- Karin Housley
MT- Matt Rosendale
ND- Kevin Cramer
NM- Mick Rich
OH- Mike Gibbons
PA- Lou Barletta
TN- Marsha Blackburn
TX- Ted Cruz
VA- Corey Stewart
WI- Kevin Nicholson
WV- Evan Jenkins
WY- Erik Prince
(* represents a potential candidate) (As of 4/22/2018)

I changed @FLanon 's list a bit . All I did was replace Todd Rokita with Mike Braun

Good.

Also can you add Erik Prince?

Braun is essentially the Gibbons for Indiana

in the same way that Rokita is essentially the Renacci of Indiana

Barrasso voted against Trump on immigration.

we can't have low energy GOPe figures

Erik Prince? What state?

Wyoming. Also, Kelli Ward is now looking more electable than McSally + she's also more right-wing and beginning to win primary polls.

what makes Ward more electable than McSally

I recall that Ward is the Bannon endorsed candidate

She's winning in more polls.

1 to 0

how reliable are those polls though

actually forget that

That's her internal poll

However

According to SurveyMonkey, she fares 1 point better than McSally in the general.

hmm, but that's SurveyMonkey

According to OH (Ohio?) Predictive Insights (which sounds unreliable for different reasons) she fares 4 points worse

but their polls conflict

and sometimes Ward fares better

Arpaio however is a candidate who's running for Senate because he lost as Sheriff so he's totally unelectable. I abide by the Romney rule: No candidate who lost his last election is electable.

https://www.facebook.com/MarthaMcSally/?ref=br_rs

hmm

McSally's page is full of comments from Ward supporters

calling her a RINO