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.”
MARCH 13 -- Special Election for PA's 18th Congressional District. Rick Saccone (R) vs Conor Lamb (D). Lamb is a young, charismatic marine who markets himself as a moderate Democrat. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT WE WIN THIS RACE to further demoralize the left
[ ] sign up for the Democrats’ mailing list on obstructionistlosers.com/ to keep an eye out for what they want to do in your area
[ ] sign up for the Republican’s mailing list on gop.com/ to keep an eye out for what they want to do in your area [ ]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
Mason Richardson
The Complete Red Storm Todo-List
(ONLINE)
[ ] use a disposable email and sign up for The Daily Kos, Democratic Underground, and any other online leftist space you feel like; start racking up posts masquerading as a leftist (shouldn’t be hard, just rant about Russian bots, mimic their quirks like “yet another scared little white male afraid of losing power”); become a reputable poster so that you can set things up for later psy-ops
[ ] make a fake leftist Twitter account, follow a bunch of leftists and masquerade as a soyboy / SJW harpy by writing up a bunch of leftist sounding tweets
[ ] make a list of all Trump supporting / right-leaning people you know on social media, Steam, forums, etc; pm them to ask if they’re voting in the primaries and this November in the midterms; keep track of them every once in a while to ensure that they do
[ ] compile a folder of memes and a word document of copypastas to make certain things more efficient
(OFFLINE / ‘REAL WORLD’)
[ ] register to vote; register for the Republican Party if it’s required to vote in the primaries in your state; mark the date for the primaries for your state on your calendar; mark November 6 on your calendar)
[ ] research the primary candidates and incumbents in your area for the House, Senate, and Governor races; decide who you want to support, and keep track of them;
[ ] make a list of people you know in real life who support Trump
[ ] make a list of people you know in real life who lean right (but aren’t really in support of Trump, e.g. NeverTrumpers)
[ ] make a list of people you know in real life who are politically apathetic or on the fence, but can be swayed to support Trump and/or vote GOP (e.g. people who dislike feminism but see no point in voting; people who used to vote Democrat but feel disenfranchised by the party)
>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.
>We’ve got to do well in ’18, and I know we’re going to do great in ’20. But I think we’re going to do well in ’18. I think we’re going to do very well.
>Historically, when you win the presidency — you know the story. Just, for whatever reason it is — and I think I figured it out. Nobody, really, has been able to explain it properly. I think I figured it — the party wins the presidency. And now the people are happy.
>And the people that voted for us become complacent a little bit. And they don’t get out, and they don’t vote like they should. They sort of take it for granted. They sit back. And then they get clobbered because the other people are desperate. And they get out and they have more energy.
>And I have to say this: History is not on our side. You win the presidency and you take it easy, and then they come and surprise you in the midterms.
>I know we’re going to do great in ’20 because, by that time — see, what happens is, if you did badly ’18, now you’re all angry again and now, ’20 comes along.
>So start thinking about ’18, start thinking about November, start finding out exactly that little slot.
Anyone from FL reading this should mark this date on their calendar and prepare to get you and everyone on the right you know in real life out to the polls.
(SENATE RACE - Defeating Bill Nelson)
>Three Term Senator, first elected in 2000 with 51%, Re-elected in 2006 with 60, Re-elected in 2012 with 55%
He believes the Russia LARP. Calls the memo a victory for Putin. He needs to be targeted as a deranged dumbass or conniving traitor who propagates the idiotic Russian conpsiracy theory, which will alienate him with moderates.
is probably going to face Rick Scott in the primaries, who is relatively popular in Florida
Easton Jones
(HOUSE RACES)
17 Incumbent Republicans 12 Incumbent Democrats
FL-06 Ron DeSantis, Republican, Retiring, 2016 House Margin (17.1%), 2016 Presidential Margin (17% for Trump)
FL-07 Stephanie Murphy, Democrat, 2016 House Margin (3%), 2016 Presidential Margin (7.3% for Hillary)
FL-13 Charlie Crist, Democrat, 2016 House Margin (3.8%), 2016 Presidential Margin (3.2% for Hillary)
FL-18 Brian Mast, Republican, 2016 House Margin (10.5%), 2016 Presidential Margin (9.2% for Trump)
FL-26 Carlos Curbelo, Republican, 2016 House Margin (11.8% for Republican), 2016 Presidential Margin (16.3% for Hillary)
FL-27 Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Republican, Retiring, 2016 House Margin (9.8% for Republican), 2016 Presidential Margin (19.6% for Hillary)
Michael Carter
(DEMOGRAPHICS)
>In FL, GOP candidates needs to get turnout high in areas that contain lots of rural and suburban whites, as well as right wing Cubans
that means putting in the energy and hard work to make many live appearances in: the Panhandle to target rural whites, the suburbs of Jacksonville, Orlando, Miami, Tampa, St. Petersburg, etc
>GOP candidates needs to court the Cuban vote, concentrated in Miami, by pointing out how the Democrats have been friendly to the Castro regime
>GOP candidates can win over moderates and independents by defeating their Democrat opponent in televised debates, spending millions of dollars on ads, and emphasizing the benefits of the tax cuts
>Democrats can win by getting snowbirds (leftist transplants from the North) and minorities (blacks, Puerto Ricans, other hispanics) to turn out in large numbers. This can be done by using leftist rage against Trump, spending lots of money on driving their voters to the polls on election day, and getting turnout high in urban areas like Miami as well as black areas in other parts of the state
>this can be somewhat countered by pointing out to white liberals that the Democratic Party is corrupt and ineffective, pointing out to blacks that they’ve been used for decades as pawns while their communities don’t improve,
Austin Taylor
OHIO
(PRIMARY - MAY 8, 2018)
Anyone from OH reading this should mark this date on their calendar and prepare to get you and everyone on the right you know in real life out to the polls.
Ohio is an OPEN PRIMARY state which means you do NOT have to be registered for the party in order to vote in their primary.
(SENATE RACE - Defeating Sherrod Brown)
>First elected in 2006 with 56%, Re-Elected in 2012 with 50.7%
Trump Score: 29%, which is 41.3% less than predicted according to Trump’s margin in Ohio
OH-01 Steve Chabot, Republican, 2016 House Margin (18.4%), 2016 Presidential Margin (6.6% for Trump)
OH-12 OPEN (formerly held by Pat Tiberi, Republican), 2016 House Margin (36.7% for Republican), 2016 Presidential Margin (11.3% for Trump) (DEMOGRAPHICS)
>in Ohio, the GOP candidates need to get turnout areas that contain rural whites, suburban whites, and blue collar voters
>that means putting in the energy and hard work to make many live appearances all over the state, aside from urban areas in Columbus and Cincinnati
>that also means embracing the America First, Trumpian message of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the USA and capitalizing on the Democrats’ abandoning of white working class voters and getting Trump to visit multiple areas in the state
>that also means reminding everyone of the benefits they’ll get from Trump’s tax cuts, which should convince many moderates and independents in Ohio to vote GOP
>the Democrat candidates can win in certain areas by getting black voters to turnout, and potentially win in the state by having a Sanders-esque message that gets enough working class whites to vote
>this can be countered by pointing out how the Democrats were willing to shut down the government because they couldn’t get amnesty for illegal immigrants, which means that they care far more about them than they do about working class whites and blacks
Benjamin Cooper
I wonder if I've ran into that fat cunt in NYC before
Benjamin Brooks
PENNSYLVANIA
(PRIMARIES - May 15, 2018)
Anyone reading this who lives in PA should mark this date on their calendar and get out to vote !
(SENATE RACE - Defeating Bob Casey)
>Elected in 2006 with 59% of the vote and in 2012 with 53.7%
PA-06 Ryan Costello, Republican, 2016 House Margin (14.5% for Republican), 2016 Presidential Margin (0.6% for Hillary)
PA-07 Pat Meehan, Republican, Retiring, 2016 House Margin (18.9% for Republican), 2016 Presidential Margin (2.3% for Hillary)
PA-08 Brian Fitzpatrick, Republican, 2016 House Margin (8.9%), 2016 Presidential Margin (0.2% for Trump)
PA-15 Charles Dent, Republican, Retiring, 2016 House Margin (20.4%), 2016 Presidential Margin (7.5% for Trump)
PA-16 Lloyd Smucker, Republican, 2016 House Margin (10.9%), 2016 Presidential Margin (6.8% for Trump)
PA-17 Matthew Cartwright, Democrat, 2016 House Margin (7.6% for Democrat), 2016 Presidential Margin (10.1% for Trump)
PA-18 OPEN, 2016 Presidential Margin (19.6% for Trump)
Jacob Watson
(DEMOGRAPHICS AND ISSUES)
>in PA, GOP candidates will need high turnout in rural areas in western PA as well as white suburban areas; they will also need the Amish to turn out in large numbers like they did in 2016
>that means putting in the energy and hard work to make multiple live appearances across the state aside from urban areas in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh
>that also means embracing the America First, Trumpian message of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the USA and capitalizing on the Democrats’ abandoning of white working class voters and getting Trump to visit multiple areas in the state
>that also means reminding everyone of the benefits they’ll get from Trump’s tax cuts, which should convince many moderates and independents in Pennsylvania to vote GOP
>Democrats’ strategy will be to get turnout high in black communities and urban areas in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh that contain big city liberals and possibly trying to win back working class whites with a Sanders-esque message
>to counter this, point out how the Democrats shut down the government in favor amnesty which favors illegal immigrants over blacks and white working class, point out to white liberals how the Democratic Party is corrupt and ineffective
Jayden Russell
MICHIGAN
(PRIMARIES – August 7,2018)
If you live in Michigan, mark this date on your calendar. Michigan has an OPEN primary system.
(SENATE RACE - Defeating Debbie Stabenow)
>Won in 2000 with 49.5%, won in 2006 with 57% of the vote, won in 2012 with 59%
>much has changed since 2012 - the left has become a lot more rabidly SJW, Obama pushed Obamacare and catered to feminists and BLM, the Democrats have abandoned the white working class in favor of minorities and illegals, Trump won Michigan by capitalizing on those facts and so can GOP candidates >michiganradio.org/post/sen-stabenow-wants-investigation-russian-interference-2016-election
She believes in the Russia LARP or is cynically trying to take advantage of it. This can be used to energize conservatives and turn moderates/independents against her.
rejected Trump’s tax cuts, the GOP candidate running against her should emphasize to all voters benefiting from the tax cuts that she tried to deny it to them
Hunter Smith
(HOUSE RACES)
9 Incumbent Republicans 4 Incumbent Democrats
MI-08 Mike Bishop, Republican, 2016 House Margin (16.9%), 2016 Presidential Margin (6.7% for Trump)
MI-11 Dave Trott, Republican, Retiring, 2016 House Margin (12.8%), 2016 Presidential Margin (4.4% for Trump)
(DEMOGRAPHICS AND ISSUES)
>in Michigan, GOP candidates will need high turnout in white rural and suburban areas, so they need to put in the hard work to make many live appearances in every area of the state other than Detroit
>that also means embracing the America First, Trumpian message of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the USA and capitalizing on the Democrats’ abandoning of white working class voters and getting Trump to visit multiple areas in the state that contain white working class voters
>that also means reminding everyone of the benefits they’ll get from Trump’s tax cuts, which should convince many moderates and independents in Michigan to vote GOP
>Democrats’ strategy will be to get turnout high in black communities in Detroit and possibly trying to win back working class whites with a Sanders-esque message
>to counter this, point out how the Democrats shut down the government in favor amnesty which favors illegal immigrants over blacks and white working class
Anthony Fisher
WISCONSIN
(PRIMARIES - August 14, 2018)
If you live in WI, mark this date on your calendar. Wisconsin has OPEN primaries which means that you don’t need to be registered in the party to vote in their primary.
She believes in or is otherwise trying to exploit the dumb Russia LARP, which should energize conservatives and turn moderates/independents against her.
>in Wisconsin, GOP candidates will need high turnout in white rural and suburban areas, so they need to put in the hard work to make many live appearances in every area of the state other than Madison and Milwaukee
>that also means embracing the America First, Trumpian message of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the USA and capitalizing on the Democrats’ abandoning of white working class voters and getting Trump to visit multiple areas in the state that contain white working class voters
>that also means reminding everyone of the benefits they’ll get from Trump’s tax cuts, which should convince many moderates and independents in Wisconsin to vote GOP
>Democrats’ strategy will be to get turnout high in Madison and Milwaukee and possibly trying to win back working class whites with a Sanders-esque message
>to counter this, point out how the Democrats shut down the government in favor amnesty which favors illegal immigrants over the white working class
Jacob Powell
MINNESOTA
(PRIMARIES - August 14, 2018)
If you live in Minnesota, mark this date on your calendar. Minnesota is an open primary so you don’t have to be registered in the party to vote in their primary.
(SENATE RACE - Defeating Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith)
Amy Klobuchar: won in 2006 with 58% and 2012 with 65% Tina Smith: replaced Al Franken after his groping scandal
>if it weren’t for Evan McMullin siphoning off votes from Trump, he would have won Minnesota, which even Reagan didn’t do in the 1984 landslide...this means that Minnesota isn’t as blue as you think and the same things that worked for the GOP in Michigan and Wisconsin will still work here, though it’s a bit of a harder battle
(HOUSE RACES)
3 Incumbent Republicans 7 Incumbent Democrats
MN-01 Timothy Walz, Democrat, 2016 House Margin (0.8% for Democrat), 2016 Presidential Margin (14.9% for Trump)
MN-02 Jason Lewis, Republican, 2016 House Margin (1.8%), 2016 Presidential Margin (1.2% for Trump)
MN-03 Erik Paulsen, Republican, 2016 House Margin (13.7% for Republican), 2016 Presidential Margin (9.4% for Hillary)
MN-07 Collin Peterson, Democrat, 2016 House Margin (5% for Democrat), 2016 Presidential Margin (30.8% for Trump)
MN-08 Rick Nolan, Democrat, 2016 House Margin (0.6% for Democrat), 2016 Presidential Margin (15.6% for Trump)
Cooper Rivera
(DEMOGRAPHICS AND ISSUES)
>in Minnesota, GOP candidates will need high turnout in white rural and suburban areas, so they need to put in the hard work to make many live appearances in every area of the state other than the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul
>that also means embracing the America First, Trumpian message of bringing manufacturing jobs back to the USA and capitalizing on the Democrats’ abandoning of white working class voters and getting Trump to visit multiple areas in the state that contain white working class voters
>that also means reminding everyone of the benefits they’ll get from Trump’s tax cuts, which should convince many moderates and independents in Wisconsin to vote GOP
>Democrats’ strategy will be to get turnout high in Minneapolis-St.Paul and possibly trying to win back working class whites with a Sanders-esque message and getting turnout high in the Somali community
>to counter this, point out how the Democrats shut down the government in favor amnesty which favors illegal immigrants over the white working class...I’m not sure if Somalis can be easily swayed though
Nathaniel Evans
INDIANA
(PRIMARIES - May 8, 2018)
If you live in Indiana, mark this date on your calendar. Indiana utilizes an open primary system.
>in Indiana, all the GOP needs to do is get rural and suburban areas to turnout, which should be too hard; even the cities in Indiana aren’t that blue
Nolan Morgan
VIRGINIA
(PRIMARIES - June 12, 2018)
If you live in Virginia, mark this date on your calendar. Virginia has an OPEN primary system.
(SENATE RACE - Defeating Tim Kaine)
>the GOP candidate, possibly Corey Stewart, will need to generate MASSIVE turnout in areas outside of Richmond and NoVa in order to compensate for how large and blue those areas have gotten
(HOUSE RACES)
7 Incumbent Republicans
4 Incumbent Democrats
VA-02 Scott Taylor, Republican, 2016 House Margin (22.9%), 2016 Presidential Margin (3.4% for Trump)
VA-05 Tom Garrett, Republican, 2016 House Margin (16.7%), 2016 Presidential Margin (11.1% for Trump)
VA-07 Dave Brat, Republican, 2016 House Margin (15.3%), 2016 Presidential Margin (6.5% for Trump)
VA-10 Barbara Comstock, Republican, 2016 House Margin (5.8%), 2016 Presidential Margin (10% in favor of Hillary)
Austin Bennett
bump
Angel Cruz
danke schoen
Carson Morales
MN is definitely the state to watch out for this year
