23 points, not 33 - but your point obviously remains.
He has also raised very little money. He had $900,000 cash on hand to Stabenow’s $6 million in the last report. He needs $10 million and he would have a real shot - he’s far more than just a “generic Republican” if he can get his name and face out there.
If there was some way I could get a message to President Trump I would ask him not to just tweet out congratulatory messages but include a link to their fundraising page that would make a huge difference. He has tens of millions of followers on social media - if just a small fraction of them - one million - saw a post with the link to the fundraising page and gave an average donation of a mere 10 bucks for each Senate candidate, that’s it - every race would be in play - and that almost certainly would happen. Example: “John James is a great candidate for Senate in Michigan but he needs your help - could you stop by this page and send a few bucks his way? Thanks!” He would probably have a $10 million war chest in just a day or two to be able to wage a full campaign. Then do the same for Josh Hawley in Missouri, Patrick Morrisey in WV (who also has horrendous fundraising numbers vs. Manchin), and so on - at least for all of the candidates in the 10 states he carried where Democrats are running for re-election. Then we are in business. Millions of people making very small donations becomes a massive campaign war chest for media buys and GOTV efforts - it just has to be organized somehow - and President Trump’s social media following is already ready-made organization.
Totally agree with your take on Morrisey in WV.
Manchin has carpet-bombed the airwaves in WV, painting Morrisey as this evil person intent on taking health care away from people with pre-existing conditions. Oh, that’s when he’s not lobbying for big drug companies, or carpetbagging in from New Jersey. Manchin (in a Harley-Davidson branded shirt, no less) has dragged out the centerfire rifle to indicate he at least knows how to hold a firearm.
Never mind Manchin votes with Schumer and takes money from Michael Bloomberg. Why “It’s all about WV” according to his campaign spots.
If I want happy horsedung like what are in Manchin’s campaign ads, I’ll find myself a happy horse.
Thanks for correcting my math to 23% lead for Stabenow. I have an empty section in my head where the math talent was supposed to go.
Your idea of Trump adding link to candidates for fundraising is ingenious. I hope he hears of this idea and does it.