The reports of storm warnings of a Democratic ‘wave’ and a President that leads a party around in chaotic circles, while dealing with numerous legal problems is getting to those Grand Ole’ party lawmakres that thought they would cruise on their wins since the 2010 elections…..
Things are getting a bit worrisome ….
The Washington Post spotlights North Carolina House races that have Republicans on edge….
Republican Rep. Ted Budd opened the calendar on his iPhone during a campaign day last week to reveal a jam-packed schedule — wake up at 4:55 a.m., breakfast with veterans, an opioid discussion in another county — and yet he was worried that it wasn’t enough.
“I’m getting nervous because of the white space I see,” said Budd, pointing to the few blank lines on the schedule.
Across the country, dozens of House Republicans who previously coasted to victory are for the first time facing credible and well-financed Democratic opponents — and working furiously to find a strategy for survival.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) delivered a stern message last month to the rank and file after a surprisingly narrow special election win in a reliably Republican Arizona district: Wake up, because Democrats are motivated.
Many newly vulnerable Republicans represent suburban communities such as Budd’s, where Donald Trump won in 2016 but has since lost popularity.
Budd is one of two GOP incumbents in this region of North Carolina being targeted by Democrats, with pollsters and independent handicappers saying the races could be competitive….
What do you mean by “Things are getting a bit worrisome”? I’m not worried.
As the post reports?
GOPer’s around the country ARE worried about the midterms…
Trump
Ryan
McConnell
All of the above have warned their fellow party members that they COULD very well lose the House AND possibly the Senate come next year….
The piece showcase’s only two of the many GOPer’s nerviously looking over their shoulders at a predicted DemocrTic wave forming
In the Trump administration, it’s always infrastructure week. But it’s less of a legislative rollout and more of a state of mind. Despite promises dating back to the 2016, the White House admitted yesterday that there won’t be any infrastructure bill this year.
Whether you view Trump’s infrastructure plan as a smart way to leverage federal spending, another federal boondoggle, an on-brand political move with cross-partisan potential, or, like me, some mix of the above, the elimination of the bill from this year’s agenda is yet another reminder of how little Republicans have to offer in terms of substantive policy.
With roughly six months to go until the midterm, Republicans in Washington are choosing to sit on their hands. Following the recent budget deal, which raised spending on both military and domestic programs, and the passage of the tax law last December, the GOP appears content to coast into the election without further pursuing any major legislative initiatives.
If anything, the party appears to be giving up on its long-held priorities, and replacing them with vacuous Trumpism. Loyalty to the president has become a substitute for a governing vision….
More…
Interesting…
When certain of us point things like this out you generally begin a counter as to those Republicans who don’t support Trump.
Here we have you posting an article accusing Republicans of
“ vacuous Trumpism.”