November 9, 2017--GOP In Full Panic Mode
After the Democrats' showing in Virginia, where they did much better than projected and where many saw the outcome as a negative response to the Trump presidency, Republicans, less than 24 hours after the results were known, were in full panic.
As they should be.
Most alarming to them is the huge turnout, especially among suburban women who a year ago formed an important part of the Trump constituency. Without them, the GOP may see their majority ended in the Senate and challenged in the House.
All of a sudden, everything to them seems bleak and even hopeless.
Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz must already be thinking about 2020.
Lindsay Graham and Jeb Bush too?
Can we please get Herman Cain stirring?
Most Republican members of Congress can't stand Trump and see him mainly as a political meal ticket. A ticket to ride. A signing pen if they ever manage to get anything passed by both houses of Congress.
After Tuesday, don't expect to see too many signing ceremonies in the Rose Garden.
If these weasels conclude that Trump can't deliver the goods, they will dump him in a heartbeat. Many, gleefully.
Someone else who until 48 hours ago seemed invincible was equally a loser. 2017's version of Karl Rove--Steve Bannon.
Bannon who has been swaggering around for the past few months, masterminding the demise of the traditional Republican Party suddenly feels diminished. He's the one who convinced poor Ed Gillespie to pander to the Trump base during the last couple of weeks of the Virginia campaign. Under Bannon's tutelage, Gillespie made a big thing about the sanctity of Confederate statues and how we need to deport all immigrants.
How did that work out? With a week to go the race was supposed to be a dead heat. A few days later Gillespie lost by 9 points.
Expect Trump to try to cozy up again to Chuck and Nancy. Expect them to say, "No thanks."
They are expert at smelling blood in the water and they now have no interest in doing anything to help resurrect him. They're thinking Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader.
It's a crazy business but what a difference a day or two makes.
As they should be.
Most alarming to them is the huge turnout, especially among suburban women who a year ago formed an important part of the Trump constituency. Without them, the GOP may see their majority ended in the Senate and challenged in the House.
All of a sudden, everything to them seems bleak and even hopeless.
Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz must already be thinking about 2020.
Lindsay Graham and Jeb Bush too?
Can we please get Herman Cain stirring?
Most Republican members of Congress can't stand Trump and see him mainly as a political meal ticket. A ticket to ride. A signing pen if they ever manage to get anything passed by both houses of Congress.
After Tuesday, don't expect to see too many signing ceremonies in the Rose Garden.
If these weasels conclude that Trump can't deliver the goods, they will dump him in a heartbeat. Many, gleefully.
Someone else who until 48 hours ago seemed invincible was equally a loser. 2017's version of Karl Rove--Steve Bannon.
Bannon who has been swaggering around for the past few months, masterminding the demise of the traditional Republican Party suddenly feels diminished. He's the one who convinced poor Ed Gillespie to pander to the Trump base during the last couple of weeks of the Virginia campaign. Under Bannon's tutelage, Gillespie made a big thing about the sanctity of Confederate statues and how we need to deport all immigrants.
How did that work out? With a week to go the race was supposed to be a dead heat. A few days later Gillespie lost by 9 points.
Expect Trump to try to cozy up again to Chuck and Nancy. Expect them to say, "No thanks."
They are expert at smelling blood in the water and they now have no interest in doing anything to help resurrect him. They're thinking Speaker of the House, Senate Majority Leader.
It's a crazy business but what a difference a day or two makes.
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Labels: Chuck Schumer, Ed Gillespie, Herman Cain, Lindsay Graham, Marc Rubio, Nancy Pelosi, Ralph Northam, Steve Bannon, Ted Cruz, Virginia Election
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