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Saccone has indicated he will run again in the newly configured PA-14. The newly created 14th takes in about 57% of the current PA-18. It loses the Allegheny portion of the district (which is where Saccone and Lamb both live) and takes on more of Westmoreland, the rest of Washington and Fayette Counties.
I think Trump winning again is virtually impossible. The 2016 election was an aberration and a wake-up call to American citizens to take elections more seriously. The question is whether Trump survives for an entire term. He is becoming increasingly unpopular and it will become obvious to even himself that he can't win reelection. The Republican Party will also ensure it has potential candidates in place to compete with a Democratic challenger.
The wake up call should be loud and clear very soon given that the rest of the world is taking action now in response to Trump's "trade wars are fun" decision.
He will finish his term. His approval ratings are as high or higher than Obama's was. If the (D)'s find even a decent candidate they should win. Run another from the corporatists wing and all bets are off.
Despite chaos engulfing the White House, Trump’s approval rating just hit a 9-month high
Trump’s rating is still the worst of any president at this point
And Trump shouldn’t break out the champagne just yet. His approval is still the lowest for any president at this point in his tenure since modern polling came about, according to FiveThirtyEight’s historical comparisons. Here’s how other presidents polled around day 390 of their term (where Trump is): https://www.vox.com/policy-and-polit...pproval-rating
Trump is the most unpopular president at the 1-year mark
Approval, disapproval and net approval ratings of presidents since 1945 after 364 days in office, according to the FiveThirtyEight aggregate https://fivethirtyeight.com/features...proval-rating/
As Jon Favreau tweeted:
"Conor Lamb campaigned:
1. For universal health care
2. Against Trump’s tax cut
3. For expanded background checks
4. For stronger unions
5. Against cuts to Social Security
6. For a woman’s right to choose
7. For medical marijuana "
If Ryan wants to call him a Republican, I'm cool with that. A win is a win, no matter what the others call him. If anyone wants to call Lamb a conservative Democrat, I'm good with that too.
Since I'm all for that list above, if a Republican wants to make all that happen, he'll get my vote as quickly as a Democrat will.
Now it's on to Arizona, where disgraced GOP weirdo Trent Franks resigned after a sexual harassment incident. There's an April 24 special election to replace him.
Pennsylvania showed that a Republican man aligning himself with Trump was a losing proposition.
The race in Arizona is between two women, so we'll soon see if a female Republican aligning herself with Trump can pull out a win. Other than gender, both are running on exactly the same issues and have taken the same positions.
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In this age, will all Dems be willing to do so? I doubt it
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professing his opposition to abortion (though his actual legal stance is quite extreme, especially in this pro-life area)
being personally pro life, but supporting the right to choose describes 100% of people i have met. can you honestly name a single person who was pro abortion ?
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giving a thumbs-down to a $15 federal minimum wage,
The democratic party's official stance is $10.10
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opposing single payer healthcare
Single provider =/= Single payer
Republicans use the word single payer when they actually mean single provider.
Dems and many Republicans support single payer, No one supports single provider.
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and strongly backing the Second Amendment
Dems support the second amendment, but we dont support absolutes, and no one supports the original meaning.
Great job PA voters. I feel hopeful that we can still save America if we keep the same strategy. Nancy Pelosi got to go.
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The republican party has officially lost it.
