Olivaw Posted November 8 The real story of GOP losses in 2017, 2018 and 2019 is the suburban shift from red to blue. Trump has reoriented the Republican Party toward the priorities and grievances of non-college-educated, evangelical, and rural whites. In so doing, he lost white-collared urban, suburban and, to an increasing extent exurban votes. Quote Amid all the various local factors that shaped GOP losses—from Kentucky to Virginia, from suburban Philadelphia to Wichita, Kansas—the clearest pattern was a continuing erosion of the party’s position in the largest metropolitan areas. Across the highest-profile races, Democrats benefited from two trends favoring them in metro areas: high turnout in urban cores that have long been the party’s strongholds, and improved performance in white-collar suburban areas that previously leaned Republican. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/11/republican-party-suburbs-kentucky-virginia/601504/ Republican strategists are deeply concerned. They know that Trump will cost them the Senate in 2020 but they are powerless to do anything about it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
slideman Posted November 8 This may turn some senators' heads. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squatchman Posted November 8 1 minute ago, Olivaw said: They know that Trump will cost them the Senate in 2020 Which will be way better than defeating trump. Can you imagine him in the old white house stewing because he is absolutely useless except to tweet. They override any veto and essentially Nancy Pelosi is the president. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olivaw Posted November 8 14 minutes ago, Squatchman said: Which will be way better than defeating trump. Can you imagine him in the old white house stewing because he is absolutely useless except to tweet. They override any veto and essentially Nancy Pelosi is the president. Agreed. Democrats can win both the White House and the Senate but the Senate is more important. Trump is largely ineffective, at least domestically. McConnell is the politician inflicting the most damage to the country. He needs to be stopped. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leftwinger Posted November 8 24 minutes ago, Olivaw said: The real story of GOP losses in 2017, 2018 and 2019 is the suburban shift from red to blue. Trump has reoriented the Republican Party toward the priorities and grievances of non-college-educated, evangelical, and rural whites. In so doing, he lost white-collared urban, suburban and, to an increasing extent exurban votes. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/11/republican-party-suburbs-kentucky-virginia/601504/ Republican strategists are deeply concerned. They know that Trump will cost them the Senate in 2020 but they are powerless to do anything about it. Trump is fighting impeachment full time. No reason for his supporters to stick with him. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olivaw Posted November 8 2 minutes ago, leftwinger said: Trump is fighting impeachment full time. No reason for his supporters to stick with him. He has been neutered by the impeachment inquiry and by his own staff. He’s little more than a sideshow now. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leftwinger Posted November 8 Just now, Olivaw said: He has been neutered by the impeachment inquiry and by his own staff. He’s little more than a sideshow now. Trump is toobusy to even sponsor nazi rallies. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olivaw Posted November 8 5 minutes ago, leftwinger said: Trump is toobusy to even sponsor nazi rallies. Soon he’ll be too busy to play golf. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leftwinger Posted November 8 Just now, Olivaw said: Soon he’ll be too busy to play golf. Send him to a low security prison. And let him die there. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squatchman Posted November 8 17 minutes ago, Olivaw said: . He’s little more than a sideshow now. Living in a cage and biting the heads off of chickens or is he the fat lady? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontlooknow Posted November 8 We are kicking Republican ass. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olivaw Posted November 8 3 minutes ago, Squatchman said: Living in a cage and biting the heads off of chickens or is he the fat lady? He’s already trapped in the cage of own diseased mind. In the coming years we’ll hear reports that makes Nixon’s chats with portraits seem like rational conduct by comparison. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leftwinger Posted November 8 Just now, Olivaw said: He’s already trapped in the cage of own diseased mind. In the coming years we’ll hear reports that makes Nixon’s chats with portraits seem like rational conduct by comparison. Future generations will not believe what is happening now. I'm here and I barely believe it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squatchman Posted November 8 1 minute ago, Olivaw said: He’s already trapped in the cage of own diseased mind. In the coming years we’ll hear reports that makes Nixon’s chats with portraits seem like rational conduct by comparison. I can just about guarantee he screams at the t.v. at night. Sitting there in crap stained Underoos with mayonnaise? on his chin. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olivaw Posted November 8 The Philadelphia suburbs turned blue in a big way. What do Democrats plan to do with their new power? https://www.inquirer.com/news/delaware-county-blue-wave-democrats-gop-election-bucks-chester-20191106.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olivaw Posted November 8 6 minutes ago, leftwinger said: Future generations will not believe what is happening now. I'm here and I barely believe it. A lot of people in the suburbs and exurbs can’t believe it either and they registered their displeasure at the polls. https://radio.wosu.org/post/suburbs-get-bit-more-blue#stream/0 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olivaw Posted November 9 A Theory on Why the Republican Party Is Getting Decimated in the Suburbs Quote Women. That’s it. That’s the column. https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/11/gop-decimated-in-suburbs-by-women.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olivaw Posted November 9 The G.O.P.’s Election Day Problem in the Suburbs Is Getting Worse https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/06/us/politics/kentucky-governor-virginia-election.html Quote In Virginia, Pennsylvania and Kentucky, many voters in historically Republican suburbs supported Democratic candidates, in part because of antipathy toward President Trump. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontlooknow Posted November 9 They just can't support a con.man. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kfools Posted November 9 11 hours ago, Olivaw said: The real story of GOP losses in 2017, 2018 and 2019 is the suburban shift from red to blue. Trump has reoriented the Republican Party toward the priorities and grievances of non-college-educated, evangelical, and rural whites. In so doing, he lost white-collared urban, suburban and, to an increasing extent exurban votes. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/11/republican-party-suburbs-kentucky-virginia/601504/ Republican strategists are deeply concerned. They know that Trump will cost them the Senate in 2020 but they are powerless to do anything about it. They should be. I made a post on this a couple weeks ago that was scorned by other conservatives but I know better. There aren't enough whites to maintain the republican voting bloc. Soon they will be minority voters. The republican party is over. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kfools Posted November 9 2 hours ago, dontlooknow said: They just can't support a con.man. They can't support a white man. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontlooknow Posted November 9 Just now, kfools said: They can't support a white man. No a con man can be any color. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dontlooknow Posted November 9 Just now, kfools said: They can't support a white man. Trump has paid out millions of dollars for fraud. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kfools Posted November 9 Just now, dontlooknow said: No a con man can be any color. Suburban demographics are suffering from white flight. A very real phenomenon. Michael Obama was just talking about it. We all know it's true. Whites are leaving city's in droves. They are being rapidly replaced with Minorities. It's in their best interest to support Democrats and in White's best interest to support Republicans. Pretty easy really. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
merrill Posted November 9 11 hours ago, Olivaw said: The real story of GOP losses in 2017, 2018 and 2019 is the suburban shift from red to blue. Trump has reoriented the Republican Party toward the priorities and grievances of non-college-educated, evangelical, and rural whites. In so doing, he lost white-collared urban, suburban and, to an increasing extent exurban votes. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2019/11/republican-party-suburbs-kentucky-virginia/601504/ Republican strategists are deeply concerned. They know that Trump will cost them the Senate in 2020 but they are powerless to do anything about it. Thanks for this bit of news ......... and this: https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/11/gop-decimated-in-suburbs-by-women.html Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
