webfact Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Despite warning signs, Trump says Republicans can keep House By Steve Holland U.S. President Donald Trump prepares to deliver remarks at the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual March dinner at the National Building Museum in Washington, U.S., March 20, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite signs that Democrats are in a strong position, U.S. President Donald Trump vowed on Tuesday to beat expectations and keep the House of Representatives in Republican control in the mid-term elections in November. Trump, who won an improbable victory in 2016 as an outsider, spoke at a National Republican Congressional Committee dinner in Washington that raised a record $32 million for Republican House candidates. "We're going to defy predictions once again. We will keep the House majority," said Trump. Whether the party can make good on Trump's prediction is far from clear as Republicans face headwinds holding onto control the House. Democrats, riding a wave of angst about Trump's presidency, hold an enthusiasm edge in public opinion polls. The party that wins control of the White House typically loses seats in the first congressional mid-term election after a new president takes power. A Democratic win in a special election last week for a House seat was seen as a referendum on Trump's performance and an ominous sign for the November elections. Trump had won the congressional district by almost 20 percentage points in 2016. A loss of one or both houses of Congress would spell trouble for Trump's "America First" agenda by forcing him into greater compromises with Democrats. Trump said Republicans can beat the odds by embracing his policies. He said they should promote the tax cuts that he helped steer through Congress in December and embrace his tough immigration message. "A vote for Democrats is truly a vote for open borders, people pouring into our country," said Trump, who wants to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and crack down on cities with lenient immigration policies like Los Angeles and San Francisco. He vowed to campaign "all across this country to elect Republicans" and urged party voters to guard against complacency. "I can understand it. It’s natural human trait. But we cannot be complacent," Trump said. "We can’t. We have so much to gain and this country has so much to lose.” The Democrats “are going so far to the left-hand side of the equation, I don’t know whether or not it’s going to even be possible for them to do well, but for some reason they’ll probably do okay. We can’t let that happen. They have gone so far left, we have to go a little bit further right.” (Additional reporting by Eric Beech and Eric Walsh; Editing by Leslie Adler) -- © Copyright Reuters 2018-03-21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post keith101 Posted March 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2018 Is he saying this because he knows the Russians are going to help them win ? 1 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post zaphod reborn Posted March 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2018 1 hour ago, keith101 said: Is he saying this because he knows the Russians are going to help them win ? He did announce it after he spoke to Putin. I'm sure that Brad Parscale has already found a go-between to replace Cambridge Analytica. Mueller should indict Parscale and block their efforts. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Srikcir Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 4 hours ago, webfact said: we have to go a little bit further right.” Full dictatorship aka Russian-Style Democracy? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 The ridiculous reality t.v. personality that is currently president says a lot of ridiculous things. Most of the world has learned to ignore him. I wouldn't say taking the house from the complicit republicans is a done deal, but it's looking very promising. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonnapat Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 He's wrong about most things, I hope this is another one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mike324 Posted March 21, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 21, 2018 5 hours ago, webfact said: "A vote for Democrats is truly a vote for open borders, people pouring into our country," The fact is that people are not pouring into the USA, especially Mexicans! The amount of fear Trump is spewing is amazing, whats more amazing is that his supporters are all licking it up every last drop of what Trump says without looking at facts. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farcanell Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 7 hours ago, webfact said: I don’t know whether or not it’s going to even be possible for them to do well, but for some reason they’ll probably do okay. I’m not a smart man, like potus and co... but I’m pretty sure I could have an accurate stab at why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluespunk Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 8 hours ago, webfact said: "We're going to defy predictions once again. We will keep the House majority," said Trump. Keep telling yourself that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IAMHERE Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Every district that is going to be close should have some billboards advertising Hillary in 2020. That'd tip the vote towards the Republicans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 3 minutes ago, IAMHERE said: Every district that is going to be close should have some billboards advertising Hillary in 2020. That'd tip the vote towards the Republicans. That's pretty ridiculous. Only total morons wouldn't know that Hillary isn't running again. So I'd concede the moron vote on that one. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 (edited) Do not think think it is the Republicans Putin wants to help, he is just looking for the best option to bugger up America. Edited March 21, 2018 by Basil B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 1 minute ago, Basil B said: Do not think think it is the Republicans Putin wants to help, he is just looking for the best option to <deleted> up America. Yes, that is his goal. But in 2016 he thought trolling for "trump" would help with that. Later, he might decide to help another party. All Americans SHOULD be unified in fighting against the hostile Russian tactics. But they are not. It's become partisan. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Whether the complicit republican "lambs" keep the house or not, they definitely do not DESERVE to keep it! Quote The Republican Party in the age of Trump: Silence of the lambs The “Silence of the Lambs.” That’s what I’m calling the current weak-willed pose of congressional Republicans who continue to let President Trump degrade the rule of law and run roughshod over decency. ... When the history of our nation during this awful period is written, the GOP should be dragged and shamed for its part in it. http://www.cetusnews.com/life/Opinion-|-The-Republican-Party-in-the-age-of-Trump--Silence-of-the-lambs.HJKCXQrJJ1qG.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StraightTalk Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 5 hours ago, Jingthing said: All Americans SHOULD be unified in fighting against the hostile Russian tactics. Blame Russia and risk WWIII to cover up American incompetence. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Credo Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 9 minutes ago, SouthernDelight said: Blame Russia and risk WWIII to cover up American incompetence. Please read carefully. He said 'against Russian tactics; not against Russia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pegman Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 So some politition, half the planet away, says his party is going to win an upcoming election during a campaign speech and that constututes news? That's sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silurian Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 (edited) The more education a voter has, the more likely they are to vote Democratic. As Americans become more educated, the GOP is moving in the opposite direction Edited March 22, 2018 by Silurian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 The more education a voter has, the more likely they are to vote Democratic. As Americans become more educated, the GOP is moving in the opposite direction Yeah but GOP does what it can to accept financial barriers to higher education for poorer people. Sound familiar? Sent from my [device_name] using http://Thailand Forum - Thaivisa mobile app 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwebb8825 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 On 3/22/2018 at 12:52 AM, Basil B said: Do not think think it is the Republicans Putin wants to help, he is just looking for the best option to bugger up America. So, you're saying he'll throw his support behind the Sanders/Warren dem ticket in 2020? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwebb8825 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 On 3/22/2018 at 8:49 AM, pegman said: So some politition, half the planet away, says his party is going to win an upcoming election during a campaign speech and that constututes news? That's sad. Yeah, I hate it too when they write Merkle stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil B Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 2 hours ago, mrwebb8825 said: So, you're saying he'll throw his support behind the Sanders/Warren dem ticket in 2020? Their will not be a Republican party left as a credible contender by 2020... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sukhumvitneon Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Modern GOP has been completely worthless for 30+ years if not more, so it really doesn't matter either way. Reminder that REPUBLICANS in FLORIDA voted for gun control There really needs to be an alternative to this two party shitfest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 On 3/22/2018 at 6:49 AM, StraightTalk said: Blame Russia and risk WWIII to cover up American incompetence. You're conflating two separate things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwebb8825 Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 3 minutes ago, sukhumvitneon said: Modern GOP has been completely worthless for 30+ years if not more, so it really doesn't matter either way. Reminder that REPUBLICANS in FLORIDA voted for gun control There really needs to be an alternative to this two party shitfest. There is; it's called the Tea Party and it's making headlines all the time with Women's March Day, Black Lives Matter (more than anyone else's), the new youth movement March For Life calling for new gun laws rather than asking why all the local and state officials don't enforce the ones already in place. They should be ready to take over by the 2024 presidential election. By then they'll have voted out all the members of the senate and congress and replaced them with 100% liberals that can then pass National Kum Bai Ya Day. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 26, 2018 Share Posted March 26, 2018 Democrats -- time to go for the jugular. Quote Suburban voters angry with Trump threaten GOP grip on House ... In a suburb outside of Chicago, Sullivan is determined to replace her congressman, six-term Rep. Peter J. Roskam (R), whom she has supported in the past. His sin, she said, was his affiliation with President Trump. “Just the lack of respect for women, the authoritarianism, it’s too much,” said Sullivan, 47, a digital consultant. “As a professional woman, it’s very difficult for me to reconcile.” http://www.paywallnews.com/news/Suburban-voters-angry-with-Trump-threaten-GOP-grip-on-House.HJbxH5nU9M.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 I doubt a high percentage of the "suckers" alluded to in this article will vote against "trump" but I'm sure plenty of them just won't vote at all. Quote Trump has played his supporters for suckers His business-friendly tax cut and deregulation policies aside, he has offered little more than symbolic crumbs to his red-meat base. President Trump’s most urgent political problem doesn’t involve Robert S. Mueller III, Stormy Daniels, Vladimir Putin or the hundreds of thousands of voters who marched for gun control. Rather, it’s that his die-hard supporters might be starting to realize how thoroughly he has played them for suckers. http://www.paywallnews.com/life/Opinion-|-Trump-has-played-his-supporters-for-suckers.rykWxMwqz.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballpoint Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 "Trump says Republicans can keep House" I don't know about all Republicans, but Trump has certainly proved that he can "keep house." With porn stars, prostitutes, nude models... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrwebb8825 Posted March 27, 2018 Share Posted March 27, 2018 (edited) 2 hours ago, ballpoint said: "Trump says Republicans can keep House" I don't know about all Republicans, but Trump has certainly proved that he can "keep house." With porn stars, prostitutes, nude models... Jealous? Edited March 27, 2018 by mrwebb8825 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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