Good to hear you confidence.
I keep hearing that the reason the Dims keep winning is that they keep spending a ton on these races. Well... it must be working, because they are winning. So why won't they be pouring money into mid-term elections & why won't the R's stay home then?
What will be different then? I don't mean to be argumentative, but it just doesn't sound good to me, a novice, that the r's keep losing seats they once held.
“What will be different then? I don’t mean to be argumentative, but it just doesn’t sound good to me, a novice, that the r’s keep losing seats they once held.”
Well, for starters, the midterms haven’t been a focus yet except for the political junkies. I’m certainly not happy about the recent losses, but the Dems are spending on these special elections to rally their base for this fall. Despite their non-stop campaign to convince the entire nation that everybody hates Trump, they have to spend outrageous sums of money to keep their narrative intact. If their message were true, these elections wouldn’t cost them a ton of cash. Turnout is typically depressingly low for many of these elections that Ds are winning. Even a modicum of motivation on the other side could translate into a win.
Next, the Democrats have a *massive* amount of money to spend on their Senate races. States like Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Minnesota are in play. They’re not exactly swimming in loot these days ... Hillary wiped them out and they haven’t been raking in much in the way of donations. Couple that with their need to win over 20 House seats ... they’re looking at having to spend a staggering amount of money they don’t have.
As we get closer, the media will be covering the midterms and people on our side will start to get motivated. I’m hoping Trump gets out there to rally the troops as he’s the most effective spokesman we have today. Moreover, the RNC *MUST* get behind the winners of the primaries regardless of them being blessed by party leaders.
There are things happening that I don’t like ... namely the scummy way the Dems are going to gerrymander PA right before the election to pick up three US House seats this fall ... however, so long as we get people motivated to go out there and vote, we will maintain the House majority and make some significant gains in the Senate.
It is legitimately far too early to get worked up or, my favorite word on Free Republic from 2016, “concerned” :-). It is an eternity from now until this fall in a political sense. I wish we would continue stomping the Dems just to demoralize them, but we are doing very well at the state level ... our focus must be on national elections this year.