2018 Midterm Election Thread

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At least with Bredesen we’d only get one term from him and his alignment with Schumer will damage the TN Dems for at least a decade.

That's the only silver lining of the Trump fiasco. He will damage the republican party for at least a decade.
 
That's the only silver lining of the Trump fiasco. He will damage the republican party for at least a decade.
The Republican party damages itself just fine without Trump. In case you didn't notice, Trump brings out voters who are fed up with the Republican party. Jeb would have lost. Many of us would have stayed home. If Republicans are going to act like Democrats, you might as well let Democrats win.
 
The Republican party damages itself just fine without Trump. In case you didn't notice, Trump brings out voters who are fed up with the Republican party. Jeb would have lost. Many of us would have stayed home. If Republicans are going to act like Democrats, you might as well let Democrats win.

I can't blame anyone for not voting for Jeb. (he was a joke) Rubio and Kasich were the two I feared because they actually seemed electable from my perspective.

Jeb, Cruz, Carson, and especially Trump all seemed completely undetectable. (shows what I know)
 
I can't blame anyone for not voting for Jeb. (he was a joke) Rubio and Kasich were the two I feared because they actually seemed electable from my perspective.

Jeb, Cruz, Carson, and especially Trump all seemed completely undetectable. (shows what I know)

Finally some truth in a post of yours.
 
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Finally some truth in a post of yours.

I'm the first to admit I don't fully (or maybe even partially) understand the thinking behind Trump.

I'm currently looking at it like this: It's the middle/old aged white man's equivalent to a riot. They feel like they are unheard, overlooked, frustrated, left out, like the system no longer works for them; so they will just burn it all to the ground out of frustration and anger.
 
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I'm the first to admit I don't fully (or maybe even partially) understand the thinking behind Trump.

I'm currently looking at it like this: It's the middle/old aged white man's equivalent of a riot. They feel unheard, frustrated, left out, like the system no longer works for them; so they will just burn it all to the ground out of frustration and anger.
It needs to be burned to the ground.
 
I can't blame anyone for not voting for Jeb. (he was a joke) Rubio and Kasich were the two I feared because they actually seemed electable from my perspective.

Jeb, Cruz, Carson, and especially Trump all seemed completely undetectable. (shows what I know)
Rubio and Kasich would have lost. The crossover votes that they would have won would not have made up for the folks who would have stayed home.
 
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It needs to be burned to the ground.

Maybe. That is the way rioters always feel. People who do not agree with the rioters always look at them as if they are crazy and horrible citizens. All a matter of perspective I guess.
 
Rubio and Kasich would have lost. The crossover votes that they would have won would not have made up for the folks who would have stayed home.

I guess you're right. It's just something that I will never be able to wrap my mind around.....that there was a large number of people that would have sat out the election if it were Rubio or Kasich but actually made the effort to vote for Trump. Does not compute.

I never fully understood the logic of throwing bricks through the windows of your neighborhood stores either.
 
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I guess you're right. It's just something that I will never be able to wrap my mind around.....that there was a large number of people that would have sat out the election if it were Rubio or Kasich but actually made the effort to vote for Trump. Does not compute.
Here is how to make it compute. Rubio and Kasich are essentially no different than Jeb or Hillary. They are all on the same team. Trump represents a chance at change. The others represented 4 more years of Obama or Obama light.
 
I guess you're right. It's just something that I will never be able to wrap my mind around.....that there was a large number of people that would have sat out the election if it were Rubio or Kasich but actually made the effort to vote for Trump. Does not compute.

I never fully understood the logic of throwing bricks through the windows of your neighborhood stores either.
Concerning your edit, I figured could understand throwing bricks through your neighborhood stores. It is considered "throwing a tantrum," which is what your side has done for the last year and a half.
 
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Concerning your edit, I figured could understand throwing bricks through your neighborhood stores. It is considered "throwing a tantrum," which is what your side has done for the last year and a half.

The election of Trump was the riot (tantrum).
The response from the left is like the National Guard going in to try and minimize any future damage and start down the long road of recovery.
 
The election of Trump was the riot (tantrum).
The response from the left is like the National Guard going in to try and minimize any future damage and start down the long road of recovery.

Are you throwing barbs at the National Guard now?
 
The election of Trump was the riot (tantrum).
The response from the left is like the National Guard going in to try and minimize any future damage and start down the long road of recovery.

The response from the left is a follow on tantrum because the first tantrum was so effective. Thus far the follow on tantrum is a big dud.
 
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