UN US Midterm Elections 2018 Megathread - Blue Wave or Red Tsunami? Because you know we need one.

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November 6th, 2018.
You have less than one month to sperg about the midterm elections.

Hot Takes :
Tis the end of Drumpf!
It's been an inauspicious beginning to the voting season for Mr Trump and his Republican Party, which continue to struggle under the weight of near-constant self-imposed crises and chaos.
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Could the US midterm elections break Trump's presidency?

President Donald Trump. Source: AAP


Voting in the US midterm elections is now underway.

UpdatedUpdated 27 September
By Rashida Yosufzai, Nick Baker
In this article...
Americans have started to cast their ballots in a vote that could shape the rest of Donald Trump's presidency.

Although the US midterm elections are technically held on 6 November, early voting has already started in a handful of states.

Minnesota was the first state to allow early in-person voting on 21 September, with a handful of key states following, including New Jersey, California and Arizona.


Thirty-five states and the District of Columbia offer some form of early voting, meaning every day until 6 November counts for Democrats and Republicans.

It's been an inauspicious beginning to the voting season for Mr Trump and his Republican Party, which continue to struggle under the weight of near-constant self-imposed crises and chaos.

80 per cent chance of winning back the chamber.

Republicans have a 1 in 5 chance of keeping control of the House, while Democrats have about a 4 in 5 chance of winning control of the House. https://t.co/lyNh30TEIw pic.twitter.com/O38qtMPpIz

— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) September 25, 2018
The Senate though is likely to be retained by the Republicans.

According to CNN, the Democrats are defending some two dozen seats, including 10 in states where Mr Trump secured victory in 2016, and five of those where he won resoundingly.

FiveThirtyEight gives the Democrats just a 30 per cent chance of taking the Senate.

Trump's election one year on: What do Americans think of him now?[/paste:font]


The Democrats could also use their numbers to set up House select committees targeting the president.

"They will have an opportunity to set up special panels and committees to essentially smear President Trump," United States Studies Centre research fellow Dougal Robinson told SBS News in April.

Mr Robinson pointed to the Benghazi committee set up by the Republicans against Hillary Clinton in 2014 to further investigate the fatal 2012 terrorist attack on two US government facilities in Libya.

Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

Once seen as cruising to an easy vote - fulfilling Mr Trump's key promise to stack the Supreme Court with conservative justices - a string of sexual assault allegations has turned the Kavanaugh decision into all-out political war.

According to CNN's national political reporter Eric Bradner, the scandal and lukewarm response from some Republicans to Mr Kavanaugh's accusers could "drive suburban women away in midterms".

I have no doubt that, if the attack on Dr. Ford was as bad as she says, charges would have been immediately filed with local Law Enforcement Authorities by either her or her loving parents. I ask that she bring those filings forward so that we can learn date, time, and place!

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 21, 2018
Analysts also point to Robert Mueller's investigation as an ongoing potential source of political curveballs.

Mr Mueller has already indicted more than 30 people in connection with his probe into whether members of Mr Trump's campaign colluded with Russia to help get the real estate tycoon elected.

And speculation has swirled in recent days that Mr Trump may fire embattled deputy attorney general Rod Rosenstein - who oversees the Russia collusion probe.

Doubts over how long Mr Rosenstein can keep the job have swirled since shock media reports that he once suggested secretly recording Mr Trump to collect evidence for ousting him under a constitutional amendment for presidents unfit to remain in office.

Mr Rosenstein's firing - and Mr Trump possibly putting someone more pliable in his place - would set off alarm bells over the future independence of a probe, which has the potential to rock both the midterms and the entire Trump presidency.

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A report co-authored by Mr Robinson predicted after the midterms, Congress would be highly unlikely to support a US re-entry to the Trans-Pacific Partnership - a trade deal between 11 Pacific nations including Australia and New Zealand which Mr Trump pulled the US out of last year.

Another issue that may affect Australia is that if the Democrats retake the House, it is likely to lead to lower defence spending.

Additional reporting: AAP, AFP

This article was originally published in April 2018 and updated in September 2018.
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How will Trump keep his voter base energized? "More Winning."
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TRUMP HAS A TWO WORD RESPONSE WHEN REPORTER ASKS HIM HOW HE WILL KEEP GOP BASE ENERGIZED
5:52 PM 10/10/2018
Benny Johnson | Reporter At Large

President Donald Trump made portions of the White House press corps chuckle with his response on how he intends to keep Republican voters fired up after the ultimately successful confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

“How do you keep your base energized now that you have this Kavanaugh victory?” one reporter asked. Tuesday was the first day that Kavanaugh sat on the court after a contentious battle over his nomination.

“More winning,” Trump said.

Trump was leaving the White House on his way to a campaign rally Tuesday night when he took questions from reporters in the White House driveway.

The president was also asked about the mobs of paid progressive protesters that took over Capitol Hill during the contentious debate over Kavanaugh’s confirmation. Trump was specifically asked about the intense “energy” of the protesters.

“A lot of those were paid protesters. You saw that they are all unhappy because they haven’t been paid yet,” Trump alleged about the protesters. (RELATED: Trump Has A Theory Why The Anti-Kavanaugh Protesters Are So Mad)


Trump brought up his new trade deal with Canada and Mexico as a major policy win. “Our deal with Mexico and Canada was fantastic,” Trump said. “China wants to make a deal so badly. We will see where it goes. But I don’t think they are ready.”
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Trump Will Lose 60 Seats in the house... Unless... Please Visit My Site
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MATT DRUDGE WARNS OF MIDTERM BLOODBATH: TRUMP TO LOSE ’60 SEATS IN THE HOUSE LIKE OBAMA DID’
2:41 PM 09/14/2018
Peter Hasson | Reporter

Conservative news giant Matt Drudge on Friday made a somber prediction about Republicans’ chances in the November midterm elections, predicting President Donald Trump will see his party lose 60 seats in the House of Representatives.

Drudge, who runs the influential Drudge Report, compared the upcoming midterms to the electoral bloodbath Democrats suffered in the 2010 midterm elections under former President Barack Obama.

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“Trump and Obama both have 47% approval at this time of presidency, according to Rasmussen. Trump will also lose 60 seats in the House like Obama did during first midterm!” Drudge wrote on Twitter. (RELATED: Democrats Should Immediately Abolish ICE After Retaking Congress)

He added cryptically: “Unless…”

Democrats have to gain 23 House seats in November in order to flip the lower chamber. Democrats have an 83 percent chance of retaking the House, according to FiveThirty Eight.

Follow Hasson on Twitter @PeterJHasson

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The Weird :
Mark Taylor "Red Tsunami Prophecy"
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Mark Taylor (The Trump Prophecies): Most Important Midterm Elections In All Of US History
July 30, 2018 29 3159


Mark Taylor says the upcoming 2018 elections are the most important mid-term elections in all of America’s history. Here’s why…

Mark Taylor interviewed by Greg Hunter on USA Watchdog

Mark Taylor, author of the popular book “The Trump Prophecies,” contends, “If you are part of the army of God, you need to be ready also because there are going to be politicians that are going to resign. We have had the biggest number of resignations probably in history. This midterm election is going to be huge. This is going to be a red tsunami. They keep talking about the blue wave. I think it’s going to be a blue drip, a leaky faucet, and that is all they are going to get. You have had more resignations than we have ever seen. Now is the time to go in and capture this ground and hold it for the Kingdom of God. . . . It’s not a left or right thing. God is moving us towards a place of righteousness. That’s what’s happening right now. So, he’s going to be replacing these people. If you are called to be a judge, senator, congressman or a council person, I don’t care what level local, state or federal, take your place and get ready. If you are in the Army of God and you don’t vote, you need to get off your behind and register to vote. These are going to be the most important midterm elections in America’s history—period.”

In closing, Taylor says, “I don’t think there is going to be another Democrat in the White House for a long time, if ever again. I believe you are seeing the death of the Democrat party right now.”

Join Greg Hunter as he goes One-on-One with Mark Taylor, co-author of “The Trump Prophecies,” which has been made into a movie that is releasing in early October.

Donations: https://usawatchdog.com/donations/
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Well im glad I didnt get my hopes up, but also glad that the dems blue wave turned into more of a blue splash in the house, and another rout for them in the senate. Now Drumpfffkkkffff has an easy scapegoat to help get his base riled up for in 2020 so with any luck, our joyride through trumpocalypse still has 6 years left in the gas tank

Also giggle worthy that Drumpfffkkkfff has officially done better out the Mid-terms than Obungo did back in 2010 during his first term
 
heathercho said:
Yeah, you know that's what it is. The media is saying "LOOK HERE... NOT THERE!".
There's a US based reporter that works for a major news network in Australia, who said tonight that the dems scraping by in the house was the American people fighting back against Trump and telling him he's done a bad job.
He then went on to say that the Senate may have been "won" technically by the Republicans, but that it wasn't a fair fight, mostly because of fake news and voter suppression.

The media will talk out of whatever side of their face they want you to look at, at that specific second in time. People's intrinsic confirmation bias will listen to the MSM because it's a "trusted source" and create a false perspective that this was something like the above. When it isn't.
In fact, aside from record voting numbers and Ted Cruz/Beta Beto in Texas, this was a very usual midterm. I suspect the Ted Cruz issue is that he's a neocon and a lot of red voters thought Texas was safe red, but they forget there's lots of new "placements" living in Texas and a lot of blue big city transplants. Get someone more hardline and/or Trumplike and you'll see Texas go back to favorably red.
If anything, this is probably saying the day of the safe neocon is well and truly over.
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The ironic thing is if the Dems really want to pick up more seats, they need to just drop gun control. I am amazed at why they keep tilting at that windmill when it's a losing issue with middle America.

The difference here is the Republicans are adapting better at what people want. The democrats keep doubling down on the stupid. Putting Pelosi back in the Speaker's position is just probably the dumbest thing they can do.
 
Maxliam said:
The ironic thing is if the Dems really want to pick up more seats, they need to just drop gun control. I am amazed at why they keep tilting at that windmill when it's a losing issue with middle America.

The difference here is the Republicans are adapting better at what people want. The democrats keep doubling down on the stupid. Putting Pelosi back in the Speaker's position is just probably the dumbest thing they can do.
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Yeah, I mean... Having that geriatric dumbass in is going to be the best thing for Trump.
Everything can be blamed on Pelosi and the Dems filibustering in the House now. Frankly, that's going to produce decent salt from everywhere and I for one cannot be happier.
 
Echo_Ender said:
Which is why it's almost guaranteed they'll do it, unfortunately.
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Oh I hope they do. I really do. Trump is probably sitting there from behind his bowl of two scoops of ice cream with a shit eating grin thinking "DO IT FAGGOTS!" with putting that old zombie bitch as Speaker.

heathercho said:
Yeah, I mean... Having that geriatric dumbass in is going to be the best thing for Trump.
Everything can be blamed on Pelosi and the Dems filibustering in the House now. Frankly, that's going to produce decent salt from everywhere and I for one cannot be happier.
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I was talking with my family about the election and when I mentioned how she's political poison for the dems, my family who are all hardcore dems agreed. The old guard in the Democrats are out of touch and the new kids on the block are trying to make a name for themselves. They won the battles tonight, but I feel they have lost the war and are fighting a civil one in their party.
 
Maxliam said:
The ironic thing is if the Dems really want to pick up more seats, they need to just drop gun control. I am amazed at why they keep tilting at that windmill when it's a losing issue with middle America.

The difference here is the Republicans are adapting better at what people want. The democrats keep doubling down on the stupid. Putting Pelosi back in the Speaker's position is just probably the dumbest thing they can do.
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It really is kinda sad (in a hilarious way) how the "crusty old conservative white guy" led party is more far more adaptable and cunning and in-tune with modern america than the "TRENDSETTING AND MODERN AND FUTURISTIC STUNNING AND BRAVE WOMYN AND NIGGOS AND #HASHTAG WOKE WHITE MEN!" party which is zealously sticking by tactics which caused it to suffer worst defeat in modern political history.

Like when the republicans realised Trump was dominating the primaries, they said "oh what the hell, lets give him a shot" and as shown recently they are fully adapting to the "piss off the most obnoxious and detestable democrats = our base loves us more" trend he set, all while quietly retiring the fundie schtick and warhawk schtick that got them so much grief in the past.

When the democrats realised Trump had capitalised on the dumb crybully woke shit their marketing/PR teams were feeding them they just increased it by a hundredfold and added in a few dozen different conspiracy theories, and have actively rebuked and attacked those who try and call for a change of strategy.
 
Maxliam said:
My sister in law literally started crying when they called him losing. I relish in the tears and my brother is all butt hurt about it. He said he angrily slammed his tv remote so hard he broke it.
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Shouldn't be worrying how much grown adults with real jobs are throwing emotional toddler tantrums over a mid-term? Seriously it's like people are brainwashed or something, the way they've been acting the past two years. I feel like I'm in some weird 70's sci fi movie.
 
Judge Holden said:
It really is kinda sad (in a hilarious way) how the "crusty old conservative white guy" led party is more far more adaptable and cunning and in-tune with modern america than the "TRENDSETTING AND MODERN AND FUTURISTIC STUNNING AND BRAVE WOMYN AND NIGGOS AND #HASHTAG WOKE WHITE MEN!" party which is zealously sticking by tactics which caused it to suffer worst defeat in modern political history.

Like when the republicans realised Trump was dominating the primaries, they said "oh what the hell, lets give him a shot" and as shown recently they are fully adapting to the "piss off the most obnoxious and detestable democrats = our base loves us more" trend he set, all while quietly retiring the fundie schtick and warhawk schtick that got them so much grief in the past.

When the democrats realised Trump had capitalised on the dumb crybully woke shit their marketing/PR teams were feeding them they just increased it by a hundredfold and added in a few dozen different conspiracy theories, and have actively rebuked and attacked those who try and call for a change of strategy.
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Basically, republicans are capitalising on how dumb and histrionic the left has gotten without having to do very much. The democrats only have to froth at the mouth and show just how unhinged they are and more people will fade from the party.
 
I suspect that Beto was being planned as a presidential nominee for 2020 which is why he had so much funding and media support thrown behind building him a personality cult from the ground up. Im guessing the dems assumed that combining the ultra #woke tactics with mass media/celeb adoration and having him come to prominence by defeating one of Drumpffff's main allies in a deep red state like texas would serve as a rallying point for their brand of democrat and would help turn texas towards the blue come 2020 (yes I know this last point is especially stupid but this is the democrats we are talking about).

The democrats are fucking obsessed with recapturing that "Obama spirit" under the impression that the reason Obama won in 2008 was because he was the wokethest and because the media treated him as a literal messiah (and not because the Bush years had caused massively widespread antipathy towards the republicans) and this is why we saw the same schtick used on Hillary, and why we are now seeing new "messiahs to be" pop out of nowhere for the dems to rally behind
 
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Black4STA said:
And Texas... Blue Texas was very close today, closer than it has ever been. Two percentage points away. The GOP cannot ever lose Texas if they ever want to win a national election ever again. And they almost did today.
Arizona is essentially a blue state as well now. "What?" The Green Party candidate bled 2.2% away from the Democrat. Without them running, Democrats would have won by more than 1%.
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Or alternatively people don't like Ted Cruz, if Texas is about to turn blue how come Republican Greg Abbott won the gubernatorial race with a 13% lead?
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Black4STA said:
That race was not contested nearly as hard by Democrats.
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Or alternatively the Dems threw money at the race because people don't like Ted Cruz, also it has been posited that they were grooming Mr. O'Rourke, I don't call him Beto as I'm not trying to fool Mexicans into thinking that he is part of la Raza, for a possible presidential run in 2020. Historic victory for team Blue indeed.
 
"We have a serious problem of truth getting to those who still support Trump."

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Are they for real? :lol: They know the way, please lead us, oh wise ones.
 
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