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Republican members of the House didn’t do too good in yesterday’s primaries…

May 9, 2018 By jamesb

The PowerPost over at the Washington Post points to another sign that Republicans' are in trouble for the fall midterm election cycle.... Republican members of the House fared especially poorly Tuesday in primaries across four states, offering fresh evidence that this fall … [Read more...] about Republican members of the House didn’t do too good in yesterday’s primaries…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics, Polling Tagged With: 2018 Midterm elections, GOP incumbents in the US House, May 8th /2018 Primaries, Politics, Republicans

Trump’s GOP tax cuts suddenly don’t seem to sell so good?…Open Thread for May 2, 2018…

May 2, 2018 By jamesb

Remember the Republican bums rush to get a tax cut (giveaway) bill passed at the end of last year? Oh, it was gonna help Americans save money.... Oh, in was gonna be the signature act to help Republicans in the midterm elections !.... Nope.... Slowly we have begun to … [Read more...] about Trump’s GOP tax cuts suddenly don’t seem to sell so good?…Open Thread for May 2, 2018…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Open Thread/Comments, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: Open Thread for 5/2/18, Republicans, tax cut

Republicans don’t mind running people for office convinced of crimes….

May 2, 2018 By jamesb

One is running for the House in Staten Island NYC and another is running for US Senator in West Virginia.... With Donald Trump in the White House? What's the difference? “Former New York congressman Michael Grimm (R-NY) is a felon who has admitted to hiring undocumented … [Read more...] about Republicans don’t mind running people for office convinced of crimes….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Don Blankenship, lrunning for Congress with a criminal record, Michael Grimm, Republicans, Staten Island/NYC US House Seat, West Virginia US Seante seat

Donald Trump is looking to use impeachment threat to rally his base…..

April 29, 2018 By jamesb

Democrats are riding on Donald Trump's unpopularity to rally their base for the November election turnout.... So far the action seems to be working in elections since Trump has got into office.... Trump, the street fighter has begun a new front in trying to juice up the … [Read more...] about Donald Trump is looking to use impeachment threat to rally his base…..

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics Tagged With: Donald Trump, impeachment, Pelosi, rally the GOP base, Republicans

Tax Cuts turn sour for Republicans….

April 16, 2018 By jamesb

Donald Trump and his Republican lawmaking cohorts swore that Americans would rejoice at the tax cuts they where gonna get!.... It would be the Republican selling point!.... NOT! The tax cut law that they have rammed thru in the waining hours of last year isn't a tax cut … [Read more...] about Tax Cuts turn sour for Republicans….

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics, Polling, the Economy Tagged With: 2018 budget increases, corporate/rich tax cuts, Politics, Republicans, tax cuts

Democratic US Senator Heitkamp says Trump asked her to switch parties…Several times…

April 10, 2018 By jamesb

It's gotten THAT bad.... And Donald Trump really cares less about what people think... Heitkamp IS in a Red State.... Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) said that President Trump once asked her to switch political parties during a December 2016 meeting in Trump … [Read more...] about Democratic US Senator Heitkamp says Trump asked her to switch parties…Several times…

Filed Under: Government, Politics Tagged With: Democrats, Politics, Republicans, Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Trump

House Republicans floating a cut in the spending budget get a cold shoulder…

April 10, 2018 By jamesb

The just passed and signed into law spending budget will produce the largest debt for America since WWII.... After spending time home during the Easter Holiday break several House Republicans are trying to save face on their votes by talking about making cuts to the newly … [Read more...] about House Republicans floating a cut in the spending budget get a cold shoulder…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics, the Economy Tagged With: 2018 Spending Budget, Balanced Budget amendment, Cuts to 2018 spending budget, Republicans

Conservative GOP Pollster…His party could lose the House AND the Senate…

April 9, 2018 By jamesb

This is probably more of a political rally for GOP voters to come to the polls.... But it is a warning that the signs of a Democratic wave election IS worrying the Grand Ole' Party.... A conservative pollster has some bad news for the GOP: President Donald Trump’s sagging … [Read more...] about Conservative GOP Pollster…His party could lose the House AND the Senate…

Filed Under: Government, Law, Politics, Polling Tagged With: 2018 Midterms, Frank Luntz, House/Senate, Polling, Republicans

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