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.
>REMINDER that most political power in the USA isn't in the Presidency, it's in the Congress. In many ways, this can be even more impactful than Trump becoming President
>REMINDER that a Democrat congress can fuck up everything we've achieved in 2016, and they definitely will try their best to. You can bet that they will seriously try impeachment.
>REMINDER that Trump's victory is a once in a lifetime opportunity. If we fuck up now, we may NEVER get another man like him in government in our lifetime
>REMINDER that even if you’re disappointed with how Trump is compromising too much with the Democrats by not doing things like immediately repealing DACA and not getting the wall through…November 6, 2018 is your chance to elect a much redder congress so that he doesn’t have to compromise with the Democrats so much and has a much greater chance of passing every item on his agenda through
>REMINDER that even if you hate Republicucks like Bitch McConnell, instead of whining in impotent rage, you should use your energy on electing solid MAGA candidates in the primaries and casting a vote against the Democrat even if a Republicuck wins the primary
Sebastian Perez
HAHAHAHAHA imagine how fucking stupid you have to be to think that Trump isn't sinking the GOP, HAHAHAHAHA fucking delusional idiot
[ ]>think of all the family members and friends you know who are willing to vote against the Democrats, and get them to register to vote if they haven’t yet, and CONSTANTLY REMIND THEM THAT NOVEMBER 6 IS THE BIG DAY. Do whatever it takes. If you have a younger Gen Z sister who hates the Democrats and recently turned 18, get her to stop taking selfies and take some time to register. Prepare a family / friend party for November 6 or close to it. Anything along those lines. If you’re a hot chick (or a girl who isn’t a landwhale, really) get your beta orbiters to vote.
[ ] >if you know people willing to vote Democrat, think of all the ways to redpill or demotivate them; obviously this will vary on a case-by-case basis
[ ] >share what you know about how each candidate is perceived in your area (e.g. I live in Indiana and Joe Donnelly isn't even popular among progressives; I live in NYC and many people here won't even bother going out to vote for Gillibrand)
[ ] >share your ideas on how to improve this general
Justin Allen
Democrats would have to make major inroads into rural, working class areas in the South and Midwest that have rejected them for decades in order for them to retake the House
It is irrelevant that the midterms always lead to loss or that Trump is different or the same as other presidents. Even the number of incumbents from the Republicans resigning is irrelevant because Gianforte and Handel showed that even without a sitting incumbent and with the Democrats pouring massive amounts of cash in and with Gianforte suplexing a reporter the Democrats simply don't have the numbers or the reputation to win in the Great Plains or the South.
The focus is the Senate. In 2018 the Republicans are defending 1 seat in a purple state and 1 seat in a blue state and there are two red states without incumbents. 2012 Nebraska showed us that even in an election that favored Democrats the fact is Democrats can't win a Senate seat where there is no incumbent in a state where 60% of voters are Republican so neither Tennessee or Utah will flip.
This leaves us with a theoretical scenario where Republicans botch both Nevada and Utah and win nowhere else and end up with 49 seats.
The problem with this scenario is that there are so many Democratic seats up for grabs, so many Democratic seats up for grabs in purple states and so many Democratic seats up for grabs in red states that it is all but impossible for Republicans not to hold on to the Senate and even make gains in 2018.
The political geography is simply working against Democrats even in a year where supposedly Democrats should be weak.
Financially the Republicans have spent less than Democrats in 2017, saving money and building a warchest for 2018 to match Democrats dollar for dollar in key races.
Jayden Reed
Popularly Democrats need to win coal miners and factory workers in order to keep states like Ohio- a difficult task considering Obama nearly killed the coal industry so it'll be very easy to tell coal miners in PA/OH/TN/WV/VA that all those Democrats don't give a FUCK about them while Trump is reopening mines across the board.
Additionally Obama was well liked in 2010 yet people fucking hated his policies. Similarly Bill Clinton was a popular president but never regained control of the House or Senate because people did not like his liberal policies.
The fact is we must ask ourselves- will people get off their asses to go to the polls after having gotten a tax break, an increase in their stock portfolio and perhaps an increase in wages overall just because they hate the way Trump acts? Will they vote against policies they like because they dislike the guy who enacts them?
Additionally if we look at Nate Shillver's chart of polls we see Trump always has a higher approval rating among LIKELY VOTERS than he does among ALL PEOPLE SAMPLED. When we consider states like California which are hugely skewing these kinds of polls due to their deep liberal lean and massive numbers we have to further assume that- probably- likely voters in states like Indiana are quite favorable to the president.
Additionally the midterms are typically whiter than the general. For example I've seen polls that show approval of Trump in Indiana is basically 50/50 "like-dislike" now, but when looking at the polling demographics found that the sample was actually less white than the 2016 electorate in Indiana was. If the electorate in Indiana is whiter in 2018 than it was in 2016 then this bodes poorly, again, for the Democrats. The same goes for pretty much everywhere else.
Democrats would need 1-2 billion dollars to spend on all races in order to win everything. As it is for the Senate the Democrats are trying to hold on, and for the House Democrats only have hope and nothing else
Camden Flores
There are obviously certain races where Republicans are disfavored, mostly in areas in SALT states like California and New York which are affluent enough to have been hurt by the new tax bill and which swung for Hillary. But these areas are not numerous enough to overwhelm the Republicans who will pick up some more seats in rural working class areas.
The real threat to Trump is the possibility that his economic revival for the working class isn't going fast enough or isn't happening in the right places- WV is getting 5000 jobs a year for 20 years on average as a result of his deals with China over coal and natural gas, but there are 2 million people in that state. So what if the people there feel things aren't recovering as fast as they'd hoped and turn on Trump?
This is similar to what happened to Obama whose economic recovery was weak, but in Obama's case he specifically passed regulations which damaged industries such as mining and fracking and turned those workers against him while passing a healthcare billion that benefited less than 10% of the population while inconveniencing or angering large parts of the rest of the population.
I wish Trump hadn't declared Obamacare to be "over" because galvanizing the Tea Party for one last push in 2018 would have been helpful
Luke Baker
>reminder that this is yet another low effort shill spouting generic talking points in an effort to derail important threads like this
Logan Smith
go back to r/thedonald and don't come back. Sup Forums isn't about activism it's about the lulz
John Wright
>Sup Forums is about wasting time with gay internet drama instead of having a tangible impact on the real world
good one, waffle
Levi Jones
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
>go back to r/thedonald and don't come back. Sup Forums isn't about activism it's about the lulz
This
Owen Morales
Are you getting paid to do this shit?
Fact is, only two modern midterms have led to gains for the seating president. Both involved extremely popular presidents. One was right after 9/11. You know the event that shot Bush up to 90+ approval. Trump meanwhile is in the high 30s.
And even if he was moderately popular, the Democrats presidential vote won 23 house districts which were held extremely narrowly by their incumbents. A good number of those are now retiring, leaving open seats that are easy pickups.
Trump has next to nothing to show. A government in weekly crisis at best, and hourly crisis at worse. A tax bill that is historically unpopular. Failed healthcare debacle. And nothing else really.
Liam Martin
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.
Austin Ramirez
When did people start calling shitposting "sliding"?
Kevin Roberts
at the very least don't use reddit spacing. your ultra faggotry is showing.
Zachary Rogers
>implying Trump's popularity can't rise between now and November
>implying congressional races aren't more about the qualities of the particular candidates than the popularity of the sitting President
>implying we can't see your obvious talking points like "tax bill that is historically unpopular" and "are you getting paid"
Christian Young
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Dylan Wood
Thank you user. PA is one of the most important battleground areas this year
Kevin Adams
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Gabriel Taylor
I'll be auto bumping this thread. I hope other anons will make the same kind of posts to inform other anons of their reps.
Lincoln Jenkins
gg/kQaUhX
join us on d is co rd
Chase Morris
danke schoen user
Jaxson Myers
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Jose Ramirez
>Not likely >Open Seats. As in no incumbent. Ones that the Republicans are finding hard to find candidates for. >I asked if you were getting paid, because you constantly repost all this shit. And the tax bill being hated is a fact.
Aaron Howard
[ISSUES]
(President Trump)
>Democrats will attack Trump for a variety of issues -- conspiracy theories about Russian collusion, his mental health
>People with an autistic hatred for Trump can be motivated to turnout for the Democrats, though that probably won’t mean much given that they’re going to be centered in areas that are already reliably blue. At the same time, their hatred can be offputting to independents and moderates.
>GOP candidates in NeverTrumper areas will need to distance themselves from Trump, and we are going to have to be fine with that, because they’re likely to be better than the Democrat candidates
>GOP candidates in areas where Trump is popular should market themselves as explicitly MAGA anti-establishment candidates.
(Human Trafficking / Pizzagate / Pedos in the Establishment)
>if John Podesta gets busted this year, the GOP can capitalize on this MASSIVELY. Even if we don’t get Skippy, getting some other Democrat figures exposed as pedos will fuck them up like how Moore got fucked up and turned Alabama blue
(Sexual Harrassment)
>have no doubt about it, you can bet your balls that more than a few GOP candidates WILL face allegations of sexual harassment, maybe even as severe as Moore’s or worse. Everyone running as a Republican must be prepared to respond ‘no’ in a clear, definitive way that makes the Democrats look bad for trying to smear them
>it’s a double edged sword. Democrats will probably face allegations and will be harmed by them too.
why don't you go outside and do something about the Somalis beating the shit out of your coppers?
Nathaniel Wood
>Ones that the Republicans are finding hard to find candidates for.
lol, nope
>I asked if you were getting paid, because you constantly repost all this shit.
because it's important to have a general thread for the legislative branch like /ptg/ is a general thread for the executive branch
because it's more important to focus on this than retarded youtube drama (ala Krautgate)
Kevin Jackson
Red storm is a meme. GOP lost Alabama, whether it was foul play or not, all that matters is the scoreboard at the end of the game. Calm before the storm was literally nothing, had a bunch of Dem elites gotten hauled away it could have been detrimental to the party but the longer nothing happens to more time they have to come up with fall guys and get more prosecutors whacked. Americans don't vote based on facts anymore. Shitholes is funny because everyone bought it immediately like they were in the room at the time. It hurts Trump's appeal to the mainstream voting base overall though. The last two years of Trump's presidency will be either an Obama style bickering and nothing happening, or he bends and gives D's what they want, and be hated by both parties. Just enjoy god emperor while you can, I guess.
Nolan Nelson
also, approval polls are agenda driven, and the tax bill is going to be well perceived
Benjamin Jenkins
>Sup Forums isn't one person >i decide what "teh lulz" are pick one, isis harbor.
Xavier Lewis
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Jason Edwards
They aren't. And the made up gangs are Sudanese. I mean I live in the area that they are bitching about, and no gangs. Just more Murdoch lies. Our worst export.
He does it for free.
Aiden Miller
thanks for the backup Nigel
>GOP lost Alabama, whether it was foul play or not, all that matters is the scoreboard at the end of the game.
No, what's more relevant is HOW it was lost. The major factors that lead to the loss
>Pedo allegations >national focus on one race >getting massively outspent >backstabbing from other GOP figures
will NOT be factors this time around, because they can't do pedo allegations against every candidate, have hundreds of races to keep track of instead of one, will be counterspent by the large funds the GOP has built up, and for the most part GOP figures will focus more on electing their own
Brayden Cruz
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Ryder Wood
>And the made up gangs are Sudanese
so...they aren't made up
>I mean I live in the area that they are bitching about, and no gangs.
sure...
Elijah Reyes
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Luis Richardson
As in they are whining about Sudanese gangs, not Somalia. You fucking moron.
Mason Flores
RED BARLETTA--let's bring back a better vanished time
Thomas Edwards
>they're made up >they're actually Sudanese
Caleb Bailey
learn to phrase things better, Bruce
Matthew Rivera
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Jacob Gutierrez
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Xavier Parker
I hope Ted Cruz loses his seat. It is a bit of a long shot, but he is a unpopular toad and Texas did trend Democrat during 2016.
We cannot under any circumstances get complacent. This district, which was won by Trump with over 60 percent of the vote, just elected a 26 y/o lesbian. Good news, though, she only won by 31 votes. We HAVE to get out and vote and not let in-fighting distract us. No excuses.
>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.
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.
Carter Cook
Special elections at the local level are very susceptible to being gamed like that because there isn't much attention to them, which means that with a lot of money and GOTV efforts, they can be flipped hard
Nicholas Cox
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Logan Lee
Yeah the Coalition make up bullshit so they can rag on Labor.
Gang implies organisation. They aren't organised. There is occasionally petty crime. That is about it.
Luke Davis
Include the primary and general election dates save this as a .txt doc Include who Ohioians should pick as /ourguy/ against Sherrod Brown
>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.
When we got filled with redditors who actually think people get paid to shitpost on Sup Forums
Angel Sanchez
>t-they aren't gangs because they're too stupid to be organized
>there might be doing things in groups but t-that's n-not a big deal
>Rupert Murdoch and FAUX NEWS is the real problem..n-nevermind the fact that he hates Drumpf like I do
Daniel Brooks
Friendly reminder to ask candidates "Do you support the policies of President Trump? Yes or No." MAGA
Jacob Parker
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Jordan Collins
hmm, I'll include a section for this for future threads
sliders don't have to be paid. They can be NEET butthurt leftists from some Discord group working in tandem
Tyler Williams
The basic information you've provided in the OP has been shared out in sensible formatting where I can post it on social media. 100% We need to start getting people more active in elections like with the primaries. The Right Wing managed to open the gates to the Left Wing political castle but we need to take it to their keep and sack them!
Thomas Wilson
>Yes they are. >I live here. They don't do much. It is totally exaggerated. >Murdoch has weekly phone chats with Trump. Yeah nah. He fell in line like all the rest, while calling him a moron in private.
Elijah Brown
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Ryan Wilson
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Thomas Sanders
Can you bump the thread with something actually substantial ?
Luis Murphy
>I live here. They don't do much. It is totally exaggerated.
translation: I'm a NEET who doesn't go out much
>Murdoch has weekly phone chats with Trump. Yeah nah. He fell in line like all the rest, while calling him a moron in private.
sauce?
Carter Robinson
What about their policies?
Aiden Green
Bump. This graphic is why it is so important for a red wave this year. Really, we've nothing to lose. Our lives, fortunes, and future depends on our actions.
>Doug Jones was the only candidate that could get niggers out to vote because he tried 2 nigger church bombers 40 years after the fact. >Democrats barely won with republican aid >Will be gone in 2020
Ryder Davis
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Noah King
All that matters in modern American politics is race and class/income. If you want Trump to hold the House and make gains in the Senate, you must campaign on the ground. Reach out to working class and middle class white people all over the country, get the turnout up, get them energised, make them realise what is at stake.
The Democrats have the sambo and spic vote completely sown up, this is only going to increase and get more crucial as the years go by but as of now whites hold the balance of power, get out and get /ourguys/ into Congress.
James Rogers
White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said Thursday that Trump had spoken with Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire patriarch of the Fox empire, to congratulate him on the sale.
"I know that the president spoke with Rupert Murdoch earlier today, congratulated him on the deal. [He thinks] that, to use one of the president's favorite words, this could be a great thing for jobs, and certainly looks forward to and hoping to see a lot more of those created."
They confirmed it you morons. And they already confirmed a bunch of the book.
James Cruz
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Jason Martinez
Gotta disagree here. Wagner is the swamp my dude. Even if you want to focus on him "naming the jew" is a false narrative.. He voted for criminally corrupt Fast Eddie Rendell, a democrat. He endorse a tranny bathroom bill with Wolfe, he is a rino establishment crook. Mango is the only one in the race who is fully rightwing with the background and tenacity to actually come in an disrupt Harrisburg. The caucus of the party is endorsing wagner overwhelmingly, why because he has been in on their pay for play schemes for decades. We need new blood and Wagner is not it.
Easton Gonzalez
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Brandon Russell
>Trump spoke with Murdoch once
>somehow this proves he speaks with him every single week
>somehow this proves the details of the Wolff book are true
Jack Brooks
Too many shit-tier threads today so buuummpppp
pic sorta related
Daniel Mitchell
No shit.
You have retarded Never Trumpers that would rather have a worse economy than President Trump this people are not in the head. I''ll being doing my part in Texas. Southerners have been messin it up lately, I won't let that happen.
Pic related are politicos who are working for wagner and promoting him
Thomas Bell
Mango is even a Sup Forums meme Animu & Mango You may have swayed me. I'll go read about him now
Jacob Gray
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Jayden Lopez
he triggerz liba beter than wagz, way moar conservative, went to ranger school, was a paratrooper, tom cotton approved. He looks like he is ready to fight when he was at the forum last weak. I was waiting for him to kick the podium over.
>75 Years Old, former astronaut, 2nd sitting member of Congress to travel into space >3 Term Senator. First elected in 2000 with 51% of the vote. Reelected in 2006 with 60% of the vote. Reelected in 2012 with 55% of the vote. >Moderate Democrat. Accused of being a DINO -- Democrat in Name Only. Florida is a purple state, so no shit. >As of 2017 he holds a 52% approval rating with only 23% of his constituents saying they disapprove of his job as Senator.
The guy is a bit of a tough opponent. He has a solid resume. He won in 2006 and 2012 with nice margins, partly because those were ‘blue years’ where Democrats won big. However, a lot has changed in the country since 2012. SJW bullshit only really started in 2014. Trump changed the landscape in 2015 and won in 2016 when he was a fucking joke in 2012. This guy is beatable, but as a moderate Democrat can appeal to large segments of the Floridian population. We’re going to have to marshall the people who voted for Rubio and Trump to vote for this guy. I used to live in Florida but don’t know much about him.
Any thoughts? I’ll update this as more info comes in.
>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.
If conservatives actually win more seats, how will mainstream media respond? I'm guessing they'll just double down on calling their own country deplorable.