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Actually the GOP lost 3 senate seats and 7 or 8 house seats. Add that to the fact the Trump lost the popular vote and that rosey GOP picture does not so great.
During the midterms there will be no "crooked Hillary" to latch on to.
and no Obama or Obamacare, no deficit talk, no gun grabber talk, really nothing that has motivated the base to show like in the past few off year elections. Trump might be an issue, but probably economy again. It almost always is that.
At worst the GOP will still keep their majority. My prediction is that 1/3 of the seats will go GOP which will give GOP a super majority in the Senate.
Democrats are leaderless and going at Trump in all different directions and it's not gonna win the American votes.
Even so, I would not like to see a wholesale takeover of the legislative offices by Republicans.
It seems to work out better for everyone when the minority side holds enough power so that their interests are discussed and some compromises made. One side running amok has not worked - even when it seemed to in the beginning.
I often vote Republican and I totally agree. One Party in charge is almost always a disaster.
Unfortunately the Democrats appear to be determined to use Old, Worn Out - Play Books against Donald Trump.
Even after learning these Old ways are not working - they are determined to dig as deep a hole for themselves as they possibly can.
Everyone easily forgets - Donald Trump didn't just run against Hillary Clinton and Democrats. Trump ran against the Establishment Republicans that he is now attempting to herd like cats. NONE of them wanted him, but they were over-ruled by the Voters. I think the Trump Voters have given those Establishment Republicans their LAST chance in order to give President Trump a Majority in both houses.
They should be on notice - President Trump was elected by the People - FOR the People.
The House is up for election in 2 short years, they better not blow it .... and you can bet they are nervous.
They have a high powered CEO in charge and not a typical Partisan Politician. He won't play their games.
Interesting times we live in - we are living History.
The GOP lost 6 house seats and still holds a 47 seat advantage.....a huge lead.
They lost 2 senate seats (one by a tenth of a percentage point).
The GOP is "supposed" to do badly during Presidential election years. That did not happen.
If Trump does even modestly well, 2018 will be a bloodbath for the Democrats.
and it is important for those who bring up how many seats they lost to remember the prediction was for much greater losses.
Didn't the Democrats say that with Trump as the nominee, the GOP would lose seats? Didn't the GOP actually gain seats? I suspect they will gain more seats in the mid-term. The Dems continue to embarrass themselves daily and weaken the party. What they appear to stand for now, sore losers and violence...........
GOP will gain, Dems will continue to lose ground.
This, enough said. I voted against violence this round, and will do again midterm.
Smashing business windows and burning cars, MSM still calling it peaceful protests
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