How Trump Could Rearrange the U.S. House

[DonViejo]

February 1, 2017 By Taegan Goddard

Ron Brownstein and Leah Askarinham: “The sharply polarized nature of Trump’s appeal—which has generated magnetic attraction for blue-collar and non-urban whites, broad opposition among minorities, and unusually high resistance among white-collar whites—has the potential to deepen this sorting process, analysts in both parties agree. The vividly contrasting voting patterns of 2016, with Trump posting big gains over Romney in heavily blue-collar House districts and Clinton improving over Obama in a broad swathe of white-collar districts, may have offered a fast-forward preview of how the House may evolve in coming years.”

“All initial evidence suggests Trump’s presidency—with its deeply polarizing approaches to immigration, trade, health care, climate, and foreign policy—will widen, rather than narrow, the fissures that emerged around in his election. That means for 2018 and beyond, each party’s electoral target list may grow increasingly focused on the members caught, in effect, behind enemy lines: the last few Democrats representing heavily blue-collar districts and the larger number of Republicans in mostly white-collar suburban seats.”

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https://politicalwire.com/2017/02/01/trump-rearrange-u-s-house/

[LonePirate]

1. He maximized the white vote in 2016 via lies and fantasies. He won't be so lucky in 2018 & 2020.

Short of being in a war so he can wrap himself in the flag, he's going to lose at least 18-20 House seats. If he loses 25+, here come the investigations, provided he's still in office.