Nervous Republicans focus energy on protecting Senate 'firewall'

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

The GOP majority in the Senate is shaping up as a firewall for Republicans who are worried that President Trump might falter and lose the White House next year.

Republicans see winning back the House majority as a tough climb in 2020, and head-to-head matchups between Trump and various Democratic presidential contenders show the president behind his potential challengers.

Though Republicans overall are optimistic about Trump's reelection prospects, they see holding the Senate, where they have a 53-47 edge, as crucial given the shape of races for the White House and lower chamber. And they're playing their cards accordingly.

"If we lose the presidency - and if I had to guess right now, the odds are 10 percent we get the House back - the Senate is the only check and balance," said one former Republican Senate chief of staff. "If we don't keep the Senate, we're basically screwed. I hate to just cut to the chase, but that is exactly what the [National Republican Senatorial Committee] is running with."

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/nervous-republicans-focus-energy-on-protecting-senate-firewall/ar-AAGoxvQ?li=BBnb7Kz

Meaning they'll continue to obstruct and do nothing if they keep the Senate.

[dchill]

1. Circling the wagons...

Keeping their gun money dry.

[klook]

2. Hello Putin, hello Moscow --

Your cheatin’ keeps us
Out of the hoosegow!

[gratuitous]

3. "If we don't keep the Senate, we're basically screwed"

Translation: Government might return to some semblance of functionality, and that's very bad for the robber baron class that depends on the Republicans to cover for them while they loot the country's wealth.

[brewens]

13. I keep thinking the people at the top should be seen as being way in the black on our tax

dollars. Look who ends up with even the SNAP dollars. Walmart have to get the biggest share of that.

The 1% rake in more than they ever pay out.

[philf99]

4. Winning the Senate should be

Priority one for the Democrats.

Without the senate the republicans can block almost anything.

[empedocles]

8. A huge priority. Dems have to be smart about this

[Norbert]

15. Thie is the best election cycle to win back the senate

I am cautiously optimistic we can send McSally, Collins, maybe Tillis, Gardner and Ernst to the unemployment line. If Doug Jones has the child molester as the challenger again, hopefully the results will be the same.

[yonder]

5. "...the Senate is the only check and balance."

To use some hockey metaphors, it's more like boarding, high-sticking and icing.

[Wellstone ruled]

6. Notice how quite the Rethug

Senators have been during this Congressional Break,outside of Little Lindsey. Things are falling apart all over the place and the Rethugs went down their Hiddie holes.

[bdamomma]

12. they are cowards.

and we the people need to nail their asses or assets to the wall.

[NewJeffCT]

7. sounds like that's their plan

Bust out all the stops and all the Koch money to hold onto the Senate so they can continue to obstruct House Democrats and/or a Democratic president.

[bluestarone]

10. THIS x's 1000

We need the senate badly!!!!

[Wellstone ruled]

14. Sure looking that way,

now with the FEC in disarray . We are going to see one hell of a lot of bad crap coming down the pike.

[Skidmore]

9. Beyond me why

we don't seem to be focusing more on the Senate races.

[Fullduplexxx]

11. Dems are fighting over the potus slot when it's the senate we need

And keeping the house

[jcgoldie]

17. Mostly because Trump sucks the air out of everything

...and its impossible to stop thinking about what a vile piece of shit he is thats soiling everything that America was supposed to be long enough to focus on anything else.

[jcgoldie]

16. The question is...

...do they want the Senate bad enough to chuck Trumpster under the bus whenever Nancy decides its time to bring charges...

[PCIntern]

18. IF he "FALTERS"?????

What the fuck do you call a Presidency that is monumentally fucked up as this one is? Falters? That’s like saying Bill Buckner error against the Mets was a”miscue”.

Jesus. What does it take? Forget shooting someone on the street: If he nuked Los Angeles would this be a problem?