The left has been salivating to take back congress in a “Blue Wave” ever since their stunning defeat in 2016. We are going to make sure that it results in a Red Storm where they lose even more seats in the House and Senate.
The left has clung to the idea of a “Blue Wave" in order to give themselves hope - hope that they can bring more radicalized refugees to the United States so that we may suffer what Europe is going through, hope for an even greater souring of race relations so that even more neighborhoods are looted and burned to the ground, hope for more power for feminists to ruin your careers and industries and livelihoods, hope for more political correctness to strangle our freedom of speech, hope for more power to the establishment media to attack us for thoughtcrime, hope that they can take down President Trump - who is our hope at reversing the damage they've done over the past few decades. We are going to make their Blue Wave falter in the midst of a Red Storm.
The purpose of this thread is to provide Sup Forums a convenient guide to the 2018 midterms, and a platform to take action to achieve specific objectives that will prevent any semblance of a “Blue Wave.”
>Defeatist Black Pillers not welcome. Your mentality is for losers. We didn't need you in 2016, and we don't need you now.
>Shills not welcome. Your attempts are utterly transparent. You were wrong in 2016. You were defeated in all 5 House Races in 2017. Your only real victory was in Alabama, and that was when our guy was smeared as a pedo, got massively outspent, and got betrayed by prominent figures in the GOP. You won't be able to do that in every single race this year. We know the stakes are too high for that. On the other hand, legitimate dissenters of all types are welcome.
Jeremiah Wilson
The NRCC released its initial list of targeted Democratic incumbents on February 8, 2017. If you live in any of these districts, make sure you get everyone you know, who is receptive to voting against the Democrats, out to vote. If we take all 36 seats and retain all our own, we will have a total of 277 seats to 158 Democrat seats, which will enable us to pass pretty much all of President Trump’s agenda if the Senate races go well too. Arizona's 1st District Tom O'Halleran Arizona's 9th District Kyrsten Sinema California's 7th District Ami Bera California's 24th District Salud Carbajal California's 36th District Raul Ruiz California's 52nd District Scott Peters Colorado's 7th District Ed Perlmutter Connecticut's 2nd District Joe Courtney Connecticut's 5th District Elizabeth Esty Florida's 7th District Stephanie Murphy Florida's 13th District Charlie Crist Iowa's 2nd District Dave Loebsack Illinois' 17th District Cheri Bustos Massachusetts' 9th District Bill Keating Maryland's 6th District John Delaney Michigan's 5th District Dan Kildee Michigan's 9th District Sander Levin Minnesota's 1st District Tim Walz Minnesota's 7th District Collin Peterson Minnesota's 8th District Rick Nolan New Hampshire's 1st District Carol Shea-Porter New Hampshire's 2nd District Ann Kuster New Jersey's 5th District Josh Gottheimer New Mexico's 1st District Michelle Lujan Grisham New Mexico's 3rd District Ben Ray Lujan Nevada's 3rd District Jacky Rosen Nevada's 4th District Ruben Kihuen New York's 3rd District Tom Suozzi New York's 18th District Sean Patrick Maloney Ohio's 13th District Tim Ryan Oregon's 4th District Peter DeFazio Oregon's 5th District Kurt Schrader Pennsylvania's 17th District Matt Cartwright Washington's 6th District Derek Kilmer Washington's 10th District Denny Heck Wisconsin's 3rd District Ron Kind
Isaac Ortiz
>Democrats up for reelection in 2018 in states Trump won: Florida: Bill Nelson (Won by 55% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 74
Indiana: Joe Donnelly (Won by 50% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 61
Michigan: Debbie Stabenow (Won by 59% in 2012) (Intent for 2018 unknown) Current age: 66
Missouri: Claire McCaskill (Won by 55% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 63
Montana: Jon Tester (Won by 49% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 60
North Dakota: Heidi Heitkamp (Won by 50% in 2012) (Intent for 2018 unknown) Current age: 61
Ohio: Sherrod Brown (Won by 51% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 64
Pennsylvania: Bob Casey Jr. (Won by 54% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 56
West Virginia: Joe Manchin (Won by 61% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 69
Wisconsin: Tammy Baldwin (Won by 51% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 54
>Democrats up for reelection in 2018 in states Trump almost won (below 10% margin):
Minnesota: Amy Klobuchar (Won by 65% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 56
New Mexico: Martin Heinrich (Won by 51% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 45
Virginia: Tim Kaine (Won by 53% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 58
Daniel Nguyen
>Democrats up for reelection in 2018 in “safe blue states," which are an uphill battle but NOT IMPOSSIBLE TO WIN if the Democrat is plagued by scandals, is uncharismatic, and is facing a solid GOP challenger. Reminder that a Republican won Massachusetts back in 2009. In the same way a Democrat can take Alabama in 2017, it is possible to take a “blue state” in 2018. EVEN IF YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THESE STATES, GO VOTE AND SPREAD AWARENESS! ONE OF THESE DEMOCRATS CAN FACE A SCANDAL IN 2018, AND LOSE TO A CHARISMATIC REPUBLICAN.
California: Dianne Feinstein (Won by 63% in 2012) (Intent for 2018 unknown) Current age: 83
Connecticut: Chris Murphy (Won by 55% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 43
Delaware: Tom Carper (Won by 66% in 2012) (Intent for 2018 unknown) Current age: 70
Hawaii: Mazie Hirono (Won by 63% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 69
Maryland: Ben Cardin (Won by 56% in 2012) (Intent for 2018 unknown) Current age: 73
Massachusetts: Elizabeth Warren (Won by 54% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 67
New Jersey: Bob Menendez (Won by 59% in 2012) (Intent for 2018 unknown) Current age: 63
New York: Kirsten Gillibrand (Won by 72% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 50
Rhode Island: Sheldon Whitehouse (Won by 64% in 2012) (Running in 2018) Current age: 61
Washington: Maria Cantwell (Won by 61% in 2012) (Intent for 2018 unknown) Current age: 58
Hunter Fisher
>Republicans up for reelection in “safe red states.” Note -- even if you live in these states, GET OUT AND VOTE. There is no such thing as a 100% safe state for any side.
Nebraska: Deb Fischer(Won by 57.8% in 2012)(Running in 2018) Current age: 66 Mississippi: Roger Wicker (Won by 57.2% in 2012)(Running in 2018) Current age: 66 Utah: Orrin Hatch (not running in 2018)(Won by 65.2% in 2012)(might be replaced by Mitt Romney) Wyoming: John Barrasso (Won by 75.9% in 2012)(Running in 2018) Current age: 65
>Republicans up for reelection in states that aren’t ‘safe.’ Note that you can consider some of these pretty safe, like Texas, but that is no excuse to not VOTE if you live in these states.
Arizona: Jeff Flake (won by 49.2%)(not running in 2018) Nevada: Dean Heller (won by 45.9%)(Running in 2018)Current age: 57 Texas: Ted Cruz (won by 56.6%)(Running in 2018) Current age: 47 Tennessee: Bob Corker (won by 64.9%)(not running in 2018)
Ian Cruz
Special congressional election coming up in Pennsylvania's 18th district on March 13th. Vote for Republican Rick Saccone. PA's 18th district is 93% white and went for Trump by nearly 20 points. Spread the word, we cannot afford to lose this seat. Do you live in the district? Are you registered to vote? Are your friends and family voting? Rick Saccone is a Trump supporter and we need him in Congress. Get out the vote!
>ALBANY — The co-chairman of former Gov. George Pataki’s successful 1994 campaign is considering mounting a Republican challenge to U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand this year.
>Joseph Holland, a Harvard Law School graduate, author, and Pataki’s first housing commissioner, has created an exploratory committee that will allow him to raise money as he decides whether to get in the race.
>Gillibrand, a Democrat who will be seeking a second full term, “has not been the kind of leader in the Senate that the people of New York need,” Holland said. “We need a more dynamic leader who is really looking at how the people of New York can get better jobs, have more opportunity. She hasn’t brought that kind of initiative.”
>Holland, who is African-American and an ordained minister in Harlem, will be one of three Republicans considering running against Gillibrand, who will be in Albany Monday to meet with GOP leaders from across the state to talk about the race.
A nigger (R) for New York. That's par.
>Chele Chiavacci Farley, a fund-raiser for the state Republican Party who is also considering a run, will also be at the meeting.
Spic Feminist last name. Makes me think.
>The Daily News has learned the third person will be David Webber, a Syracuse-area resident who retired from the financial industry in 2010. Webber has created a Senate campaign website in which he says he “is not part of the club who gets funded by large corporations to run for office.”
>57 years old, generic lawyer turned career politician >first elected in 2006, beating Rick Santorum with 59% of the vote, and in 2012 by 53.7%
>supported PIPA >Casey supported President Barack Obama's health reform legislation; he voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in December 2009 >Pro-Life Democrat >On economic and education-based issues, Casey falls more closely in line with mainstream Democratic policies. >Casey is generally considered a pro-gun rights senator and a strong supporter of the Second Amendment
As we all know, Pennsylvania is one of the rust belt states that flipped to Trump. The GOP knows this and should push hard. The Democrats know this and will pour in money to defend it. If massive amounts of Amish show up, along with high turnout in rural areas, we can take this. We can capitalize on how he’s against Trump’s plans for bringing back economic prosperity to the White House.
Any thoughts?
Sebastian Davis
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Grayson Richardson
We need to find out if Amish live in this district and have a plan to get out their vote. I'm at work right now can't do any research atm.
We need to bait the Dems into publicly expressing their hatred of whites and also exploit the racial strife within their party. I think it would be great to start a flyering campaign like the "It's okay to be White" but instead make flyers that say "Democrats Hate White People." It's true of course, and would put them on the defensive. When they deny it they'll piss off their POC pets. Another strategy we could employ would be a #DemocratsSoWhite hash tag campaign. Why are the democrats running so many white people?? They can't find any minorities?? Seems hard to believe. #DemocratsSoWhite
>64 years old, generic lawyer turned career politician >first elected in 2006 with 49.6%, reelected in 2012 with 54.7%
Missouri is a solidly red state that Trump easily won. McCaskill faced someone named Todd Akin in 2012, who was under fire for making statements about how “legitimate rape” doesn’t cause pregnancy. It’s possible she would have lost in 2012 without that happening. Again, the country has changed quite a bit since 2012. This is going to be one of the easier battles, but one we still need to work hard at to win.
>McCaskill voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, popularly known as ObamaCare, in December 2009
>McCaskill has an "F" rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA) for her support of gun law reform
Missouri has a lot of gun loving southerners I’m guessing? Sounds like a point of vulnerability.
>reminder that the media is shilling even more for a Blue Wave after the Alabama election
Chris Cillizza on the impact of the Alabama U.S. Senate special election on Democratic hopes to win Senate control in 2018, CNN (December 13, 2017)
"And while Jones' victory, at its most basic, brings Democrats one seat closer to the majority, it has other more far-reaching effects as well. It will put a major charge in Democratic fundraising -- for Senate races, yes, but likely for the House as well. It will also spur candidate recruitment for Democrats across the country in races from the Senate all the way down the ballot. You can just imagine a Democrat waking up this morning and thinking to herself: "If Doug Jones can win in Alabama, why can't I run and win in [fill in the blank] state?"
Then there is the effect that Jones' win will have on Republicans. It's no secret that being a Republican elected official on Capitol Hill isn't much fun in the age of Trump. We've already seen a slew of retirements among the so-called "governing wing" of the GOP, including Sens. Bob Corker of Tennessee and Jeff Flake of Arizona as well as House members like Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen of Florida and Dave Reichert of Washington. That exodus is likely to continue or even speed up following what happened Tuesday in Alabama.
Even before Tuesday Democrats already had some momentum in their unlikely push for the Senate majority next year. In Tennessee, former Gov. Phil Bredesen, a Democrat, shocked most people in the state by announcing he would run for the open seat left behind by Corker. A popular two-term governor, Bredesen is, without question, the strongest Democratic candidate and likely the only one who could possibly win in this GOP-leaning state."
>62 Years Old, generic lawyer / career politician type, >1 Term Senator. First elected in 2012 with only 50% of the vote. Running for re-election this year.
This guy must know he’s in for a tough fight, being from Pence’s home state, which Trump won massively in 2016. We’re going to give him a fight even harder than he expects.
>During the election, Donnelly framed Mourdock as "the Wall Street candidate," saying that "the difference between me and Mourdock is, I represent the middle class, while he represents the special interests.
>During the campaign Mourdock (GOP opponent) became embroiled in a controversy after stating that pregnancy from rape is "something that God intended."
The guy probably would have lost in 2012 were it not for that.
Any thoughts? Who here lives in Indiana?
Asher Foster
What is the deal with NM and Susana martinez if she gets the Republican nomination and runs? Sometimes I hear she is liked in NM and gov, and sometimes I hear she is hatted. I don't know what to believe. Could she win?
Christopher Phillips
I don't live in New Mexico. It's apparently a purple state, but seems more bluish than reddish now to me
We are going up against Debbie Stabenow. Michigan, as we all know, is one of the rust belt states that flipped to Trump in a narrow margin. This is going to be one of the most hard fought races in the election.
>67 Years Old, generic career politician type >Michigan’s first female Senator >Three termer; won in 2000 with 49.5% as an underdog, won in 2006 with 57% (year the Democrats took Congress because of dissatisfaction with warmongering neocon George W. Bush who they now praise because he doesn’t like Drumpf) , won in 2012 with 59%
This looks like a tough battle based on those numbers, but a lot has changed since 2006 and 2012.
>Stabenow has expressed support in regulating talk radio via a measure like the Fairness doctrine. >Stabenow has a "F" rating from both the National Rifle Association (NRA) and the Gun Owners of America for her consistent voting against pro-gun laws. She has an "A+" rating from the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence. >In 2017, Stabenow, alongside Debbie Dingell, introduced a law that would make it illegal for people charged with misdemeanor stalking to buy guns. >Stabenow supported President Barack Obama's health reform legislation; she voted for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in December 2009,
I’m not sure how much Trump voters in Michigan care about these topics (namely the Trump voters who previously voted Democrat). Any thoughts?
Ethan Ward
>Stabenow made a cameo in the 2016 Zack Snyder film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice as the Governor of New Jersey, the state in which Gotham City is located in the DC Extended Universe.
Thanks OP, be sure to post your stuff in /ptg/ too. All of the info is really wanted and needed there.
Gabriel Young
OP, make sure you do the Kansas and Colorado Governor races. Those are extremely important.
Kris Kobach and Tom Tancredo are /ourguys/
Landon Sanders
Who is her opposition?
Owen Bell
there was Kid Rock, who made a 2012-Trumpesque suggestion that he'd run. There was this black guy, but I think he dropped out.
Primaries are still a long way to go.
Brody Roberts
Michigan Primary is on August 8, 2018
Thomas Russell
Oh boy, can't wait for a bunch of boomer neocons to make weed and net neutrality the official hills to die on and get sweeped because Republicans are out of touch with the primary voterbase. Sure to be HILLARY-ous. >B-B-B-BUT MUH 2016!!! AHAHAHAHAHA! Sorry, sweetie, but do you really think that the Trump base (see: retarded hillbillies) are going to care enough to stop smoking meth and go out to vote in senate races. Jesus Christ, and I thought you guys couldn't get any more delusional about your theories about swapping drivers at Charlottesville.
David Kelly
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Jack Jones
an user from /ptg/ said
"Michigan Trump voters care about jobs more than anything right now. Only state in the union that LOST population from 2000-2010, and that was because we got hit first and hardest by the recession due to the auto-collapse before it happened. That Michael Moore video where he talks about how people voted for Trump because they were fucked over for 30 years and they wanted to give a big middle finger to career politicians? Yeah that's pretty accurate. If you went into neighborhood bars when Trump was signing pro-miner XOs, or the day he tweeted at Ford and made them cancel a Mexico plant, there were people openly weeping. 500 manufacturing jobs is thousands in support/service jobs, and saves tens of thousands of people.
Stabenow is a bigger swamp monster than Hillary, she's been fucking up our state since the 70s. The easy win is to do like Trump did "she's got loads of experience, BAD experience" but it'll require a lot of help from Trump himself, and a good jobs outlook to unseat her"
Gavin Diaz
an user from /ptg/ said
"Michigan Trump voters care about jobs more than anything right now. Only state in the union that LOST population from 2000-2010, and that was because we got hit first and hardest by the recession due to the auto-collapse before it happened. That Michael Moore video where he talks about how people voted for Trump because they were fucked over for 30 years and they wanted to give a big middle finger to career politicians? Yeah that's pretty accurate. If you went into neighborhood bars when Trump was signing pro-miner XOs, or the day he tweeted at Ford and made them cancel a Mexico plant, there were people openly weeping. 500 manufacturing jobs is thousands in support/service jobs, and saves tens of thousands of people.
Stabenow is a bigger swamp monster than Hillary, she's been fucking up our state since the 70s. The easy win is to do like Trump did "she's got loads of experience, BAD experience" but it'll require a lot of help from Trump himself, and a good jobs outlook to unseat her"
The first half of your post makes some good points. The republicans seem to like losing massive amounts of their voting base by supporting crazy unpopular ideas.
>65 years old, generic career politician >first elected in 2006 with 56% of the vote, reelected in 2012 with 50.7% of the vote
Ohio is a state that went from voting for Obama in 2008 and 2012 to voting for Trump in 2016 with a pretty comfortable margin. Shitty Sherrod Brown knows he’s in deep shit. The Democrats know he’s in deep shit. They’ll be spending massive amounts of cash in this race, and so will the GOP.
>He voted in favor of the 2012 NDAA that sparked controversy over indefinite detention of US citizens
>Brown consistently votes in favor of gun control, which has earned him a "F" rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA). He has repeatedly criticized congress, Republicans, and the NRA for making little to no effort in gun law reform. >Brown supported the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, voting for it in December 2009 >In 2011, in the National Journal’s annual rankings, Brown tied with eight other members for the title of the most liberal member of Congress. >The Washington Post reported that no candidate running for reelection, save Barack Obama, faced more opposition in 2012 by outside groups. As of April 2012, over $5.1 million had been spent on television ads opposing Brown, according to data provided by a Senate Democratic campaign operative.
Jonathan King
All that money against him in 2012 and he still won. Granted, Romney was at the top of the ticket in 2012 and the country has changed a lot since then, especially Ohio. It’s a state that went from voting for Obama at a 3% margin in 2012 to voting for Trump at an 8% margin in 2016.
Any thoughts? I’ve never been to Ohio but I know many Sup Forumsiticians live there. How big of an issue is gun control for Ohio Republicans? I’m sure Obamacare pissed off a lot of Ohio Democrat voters.
Xavier Watson
Quite big, that f is for effort. And no, its gone fine.
Kevin James
How do we keep Republicans on point by putting immigration at the forefront?
Supporting the wall and protecting the border are consistently well received issues, and that's what seems to be integral to drawing in the undecideds.
Nolan Davis
After Mandel dropped out, Ohio doesn't really have a promising republican candidate right now and the primaries are May 8th.
Dominic Baker
>1488
Sup Forums needs to step up and start running for things
Jaxson Rivera
How amazing would a Cali win be?
John Wilson
if the "impossible" happens and we take California, New York, Massachusetts, etc I will spend at least a few dozen hours savoring the salt on reddit, democraticunderground, dailykos, and other soyboy and legbeard epicenters
Connor Thomas
>red storm nice name drumfies
Oliver Foster
SCOTT WAGNER /OURGUY/ FOR PA GOVERNOR! >PRIMARY: MAY 15TH 2018 >GENERAL: NOVEMEBER 6TH 2018 !!GET OUT AND VOTE!!
Wagner is a major supporter of Donald Trump.
Scott Wagner is an American businessman and Republican state senator from the state of Pennsylvania for the 28th Senate district. >Wagner is from Spring Garden Township in York County, Pennsylvania. >He owns a waste management business, called Penn Waste >and a trucking company, called KBS Trucking
In 2017, Wagner referred to billionaire businessman George Soros as a "Hungarian Jew" who has a "hatred for America"
He further clarified his comments by saying: "Look, Soros has spent a ton of money playing in Republican races everywhere. He has supported a very radical agenda. He was a big supporter of Obama and Obama set this country back eight years. Soros was born in Hungary and was born a Jew. I think everybody's getting their knickers around their ankles over this and there's no reason for that." He picked Jeff Bartos as his running mate >real estate developer >political outsider
FIX THE FINANCIAL MESS: >Harrisburg does not have a revenue problem >it has a SPENDING problem. CUT OFF GIBS
>evenue growth has far outpaced population and inflation, >which is a clear indicator that Harrisburg is addicted to raising your taxes and spending your money. GREEDY KIKES
FIX PENNSYLVANIA'S ECONOMY: >Pennsylvania is perfectly situated to become the economic powerhouse of the northeast >proud heritage of a strong work ethic 1488 White man says get to work, filthy Philly Niggers
>As a business owner, Scott knows firsthand the hurt that overregulation and over-taxation puts on employers >forces them to close shop or move to a state with a better business climate. BRING BACK OUR JOBS!
FIX PENNSYLVANIA'S EDUCATION SYSTEM: >Pennsylvania's Constitution ensures that all of our children will receive a thorough and efficient education. >For too long, Harrisburg has failed to deliver on that promise. Dumb Niggers
>Parents deserve the right to choose the school that their child attends, >and to have their hard-earned tax dollars follow their child. At least let me send my kids to an All White school, you fucking apes are disruptive to children that have the actual genetic mental capacity to learn and understand
FIX THE BROKEN, BLOATED POLITICAL SYSTEM: >We can't fix the state's problems until we fix state government. Pennsylvania is home to the most expensive, wasteful and lavish legislature in the country. >Instead of having a system that encourages citizen legislators, we have a system that has bred a generation of career politicians. >It shouldn't be profitable to go into public service. In order to restore the public's trust we need to reform the system so the elected officials are working for taxpayers, not themselves. I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass...and I'm all out of bubblegum.
Jose Torres
Maybe I'm already running for something...
Kayden Parker
LOU BARLETTA IS /OURGUY/ TO BE PENNSYLVANIA'S U.S. SENATOR! >PRIMARY: MAY 15TH 2018 >GENERAL: NOVEMEBER 6TH 2018 !!GET OUT AND VOTE!!
Trump: Lou Barletta is 'going to win big' in Pennsylvania Senate race
>LLOOOOOOUUUUUUUU!!
IT'S HAPPENING UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE PENNSYLVANIA'S 11TH DISTRICT LOOOOOUUUUUU BARLETTAAAAAA.
Barletta previously gained national attention as the mayor of Hazleton >>>For punishing businesses that hired illegal immigrants> AND the landlords who rented to themSuper manly sultry voice, no homo
PA reporting in and holy fuck am I glad I opened this thread
Jose Hughes
Hoosier here, Donnelly is actually pretty alright. He's a conservative democrat who knows his constituency. He's also quite pro-gun which is an issue I hold close, and pro-life (doesn't matter as much to me but I know people who like him for it.)
Samuel Rivera
Maybe you'll get my vote if you're in my state/district. GOOD ON YOU
We’re going up against Tim Kaine, aka the guy who looks like a Batman villain, aka the guy Pence BTFO at the debate, aka the beta male Hillary picked because she couldn’t let her VP choice look more alpha than her, aka the guy who probably would have became President if Hillary won
>59 years old, generic career politician >elected in 2012 with 52.9% of the vote
Virginia has shifted blue ever since Obama won it in 2008. Some people consider it closer to a legit blue state like New York than a purple state like Florida. That doesn’t mean we still can’t win. In the 2017 race, the GOP candidate Gillespie didn’t turn out as much conservative voters in the rural western parts. If the 2018 GOP senate candidate (maybe Corey Stewart) turns them out, it’s possible we take Virginia if the climate by November is favorable to the GOP.
Any thoughts?
Camden Gomez
Seriously though I will probably vote for him but his "plan" is way too vague, we need a clear, coherent doctrine to fixing the Commonwealth
Ian Thomas
bump
Jonathan Reed
OPEN SEATS TO LOOK FOR
>Incumbents retiring from public office
U.S. Senators
Bob Corker Republican Tennessee Jeff Flake Republican Arizona Al Franken Democratic Minnesota
U.S. House members
Blake Farenthold Republican Texas, District 27 Bob Goodlatte Republican Virginia, District 6 Carol Shea-Porter Democratic New Hampshire, District 1 Charles W. Dent Republican Pennsylvania, District 15 Dave Reichert Republican Washington, District 8 David Trott Republican Michigan, District 11 Frank LoBiondo Republican New Jersey, District 2 Gene Green Democratic Texas, District 29 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Republican Florida, District 27 Jeb Hensarling Republican Texas, District 5 Joe Barton Republican Texas, District 6 John Delaney Democratic Maryland, District 6 John J. Duncan, Jr. Republican Tennessee, District 2 Lamar Smith Republican Texas, District 21 Luis V. Gutierrez Democratic Illinois, District 4 Lynn Jenkins Republican Kansas, District 2 Niki Tsongas Democratic Massachusetts, District 3 Ruben J. Kihuen Democratic Nevada, District 4 Sam Johnson Republican Texas, District 3 Sandy Levin Democratic Michigan, District 9 Ted Poe Republican Texas, District 2 Jason Chaffetz Republican Utah, District 3 John Conyers, Jr. Democratic Michigan, District 13 Patrick J. Tiberi Republican Ohio, District 12 Tim Murphy Republican Pennsylvania, District 18 Tom Price Republican Sec HHS Trent Franks Republican Arizona, District 8 Xavier Becerra Democratic Attorney General of California
Yeah, we definitely need to pay attention to these. When incumbents retire, you can't factor in incumbent advantage for the upcoming election, which means that it's even more likely for the opposing party to take the seat.
Zachary Nelson
(((Franken))) was replaced
Zachary Jones
I believe that is temporary and they will have a special election. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Jayden Cruz
(MINNESOTA SENATE RACES - INCLUDING AL FRANKEN’S OLD SEAT)
We will be going up against Tina Smith, Al Franken’s replacement. Note that there are TWO Senate elections in Minnesota this time around.
>59 Years Old, worked with Planned Parenthood, aside from some time spent in marketing worked mainly in politics >former Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota
She got sworn in three days ago. There really isn’t much to be said at this point. Minnesota was one of the states that ALMOST went to Trump (a margin of around 40,000). If he won it, he would have won a state that even Reagan couldn’t win in 1984. The last time a Republican won it was 1972. The political landscape in Minnesota has changed massively. It’s similar to Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania.
Any thoughts? I’m grouping this in with the other senate race.
>57 years old, generic lawyer turned career politician >She has been called a "rising star" in the Democratic Party. >She has been named by The New York Times and The New Yorker as one of the women most likely to become the first female President of the United States, and by MSNBC and The New Yorker as a possible nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. >first won in 2006 with 58%, then reelected in 2012 with 65% of the vote
>Klobuchar has a "F" rating from the National Rifle Association (NRA) for supporting gun control legislation >Klobuchar opposed the Trans-Pacific Partnership "because she [had] concerns about whether the proposed legislation [was] strong enough for American workers."
This sounds like it’s going to be a tough battle. We’re going to need a strong GOP candidate to get turnout high among potential Trump voters. A huge reason he didn’t win in 2016 was because of McMullin who siphoned off 53,000 votes (probably not Democrat voters) and Johnson siphoning off 112,000 votes (including some Democrat voters). Margin between Trump and Hillary was 44,765 votes.
You can bet that the Democrats will employ their usual get out the vote efforts (though maybe they think Minnesota is safer than it actually is?).
apparently this puts the seat from "lean Republican" to "lean Democrat"
Christopher Barnes
Some are deeming it a Toss Up for now and not leaning Dimm, it depends on who the Republicans pick for his replacement.
Gabriel Miller
Until election security protection policies broken by George Soros's puppet Mark Ritchie (part of SoS Project) are restored, I wouldn't bet on any MN election being anything other than globalist controlled.
Dylan Watson
A democrat is never truly pro-gun, they support a party that puts "Australian-style" bans at the forefront of its policies.
You lose.
Carson Russell
Were it not for Evan McMullin siphoning more than 45,000 votes (the margin Hillary had over Trump), Minnesota would have gone red in 2016
Nah. Joe wants sanctuary cities. Right now that's technically against state law.
So far Rokita seems like a good candidate. He's all for following Trump's agenda and even says immigration non-compliant mayors should be arrested. Keep you eye on Rokita for Indiana.
Camden Taylor
Even so, we need candidates that'll vote with the MAGA Agenda. Like building the wall and tougher immigration stances.
Grayson Rodriguez
MAGA
>The left has clung to the idea of a “Blue Wave" in order to give themselves hope - hope that they can bring more radicalized refugees to the United States so that we may suffer what Europe is going through, hope for an even greater souring of race relations so that even more neighborhoods are looted and burned to the ground, hope for more power for feminists to ruin your careers and industries and livelihoods, hope for more political correctness to strangle our freedom of speech, hope for more power to the establishment media to attack us for thoughtcrime, hope that they can take down President Trump - who is our hope at reversing the damage they've done over the past few decades. We are going to make their Blue Wave falter in the midst of a Red Storm.
Well said. If you're a taxpayer I don't see how you can ignore any of the above.
The marijuana thing is a danger to us. How can we slap Sessions down or get Trump to publically take the opposing stance and be pro-legalization.
I say this even though I can't stand most pot smokers and consider weed a gateway drug that invites in community rot.
I think it's worth giving ground on though, otherwise Trump becomes just the same ol' boomer platform that already failed for not being hip enough.
If people want to go out and get sauced they're going to do it anyway.
Thanks for taking my suggestion on getting away from the low energy 'wave' on the rename btw.
Liam Russell
Not even close to true, the state stayed blue because of the large amounts of independent votes siphoned from trump. If the republicans push in MN, it can go red, it’s still a white state unlike California that will never change.
Nicholas Walker
Rokita is actually my district rep right now, can confirm he is sound on immigration Can also confirm he's retarded and an asshole
Robert Scott
Unfortunately klobuchar is pretty well liked all around, and she gives the iron range just enough attention to keep them from rallying against her.
Colton Johnson
Somalians are on the list to revoke their Protected Status after Salvadorians and Hondurans, by the way.
Oliver Anderson
As a lefty/pol/fag , I still think its most likely that the Senate is going to become predominantly Republican. Maybe there will be a blue wave in terms of the localities and maybe in the state, but in terms of the federal government, you guys are probably solid, especially in the Senate.
Even if you guys do lose, you guys still have red-state Democrats like Donelly and Manchin backing you up so its probably going to be a shit year for Democrats
Joshua Nelson
No one really thinks Senate is going to flip blue
Dems would have to knock out Cruz, Heller and manage to hold on to every single one of their blue seats. Not going to happen
The House is probably going to flip though. Senate is important solely for confirming conservative judges, I could give a fuck about whatever meme laws Trump wants to pass in the House
Joseph Diaz
What state are you from? I live in NYC so my area is going blue for the House and the Senate anyway, which is why my energy is better diverted to shilling for the GOP on Sup Forums
Kayden Bennett
Alabama here. How do I help with the red storm? I was considering phone-banking for Tom Campbell in North Dakota, but if I can contribute time or money to something more important I will do so.
Brandon Adams
the second idea is better. if we make a direct attack they can deflect it by attacking our credibility (we have literally 0) a simple awareness campaign where we draw attention to the democrat's hypocritical stance on race. the left eats their own anyway, we just need to give them a little motivation
Jaxson Reyes
what makes you think the House will flip, leafcuck ?
is your House district safe red? If it's safe red (like my House district is safe blue) you're better off spreading awareness on Sup Forums and other corners of the Internet
Parker Long
The dems have been losing races while outspending republicans. They barely took alabama by using their controlled media to slander their competition 24/7 and spending tons of money, and Moore wasn’t even that likeable to begin with.
Evan King
the house has even less chance of flipping than the senate, what the fuck are you on?
David Ramirez
Beware of many astro-turd campaigns in red and purple states. Keep an eye on "Indivisible" (search the chapter near you. Go ahead.) and the people they connect with - they are training democrat citizens to run for local offices and things like the house. This is where they will win if we sit back and do nothing. They have crazy funding.
John Campbell
Unironically Texas. There is probably no way Beto is going to beat Ted despite the fact that his favor ability ratings are low, because 1.) Texans don't know him as much as Ted and 2.) Most Texans aren't going to vote Democrat anyway, no matter how progressive he is.
What makes you think House is going to flip?
And yeah its an uphill battle for Democrats. Donelly, Brown, Heitkamp, Nelson, and several others might lose their seats, while Republicans only have to worry about Heller and Flake.
Eli Moore
This is what you do, anybody suggesting to attack directly and bring up race is an idiot or a shill. The left is already cannabalizing, there is zero reason to not capitalize on this.
Cooper Wood
Polling trends, the wave of resignations, Trump's low approval ratings despite the great economy, and the fact that all they need is 24 flips and analysts are saying it could reach all the way to 50
Ethan Perry
Safe R district. I will campaign as had as I can, then.
Cameron White
Cool revival, might prefer red rampage though.
Grayson Rivera
>Heller There is a little bit of good news is that the Democrats lost their star runner for that seat when Pelosi asked him to resign all because of some sexual allegation that was from a decade ago and one that he not only denies but also won out, his opponent tried to use it yet he still won his seat. Not saying to rest on your laurels but yeah, but also doing that she really angered voters and donars there as they felt she was being unfair. Basically, Republicans need to capitalize on this.
