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workinclasszero

(28,270 posts)
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 01:49 PM Aug 2016

Democrats Step Up Pursuit of House Republicans Left Limping by Donald Trump

Democrats Step Up Pursuit of House Republicans Left Limping by Donald Trump
By ALEXANDER BURNS and JONATHAN MARTINAUG. 28, 2016

LEESBURG, Va. — Emboldened by Donald J. Trump’s struggles in the presidential race, Democrats in Congress are laying the groundwork to expand the list of House Republicans they will target for defeat as part of an effort to slash the Republicans’ 30-seat majority and even reclaim control if Mr. Trump falls further.

Mr. Trump’s unpopularity, which has already undermined the party’s grip on the Senate, now threatens to imperil Republican lawmakers even in traditionally conservative districts, according to strategists and officials in both parties involved in the fight for control of the House.

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/29/us/politics/donald-trump-congress-gop-voters.html?action=click&contentCollection=Business%20Day&module=Trending&version=Full®ion=Marginalia&pgtype=article
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Democrats Step Up Pursuit of House Republicans Left Limping by Donald Trump (Original Post) workinclasszero Aug 2016 OP
The very possible chance of ending the Repub House majority is a definate misterhighwasted Aug 2016 #1
If this happens workinclasszero Aug 2016 #2
Will we get our 61 seats in the Senate? vi5 Aug 2016 #3
Joe Biden was right. RDANGELO Aug 2016 #4

misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
1. The very possible chance of ending the Repub House majority is a definate
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 02:14 PM
Aug 2016

..game changer. To see the majority shift from Repubs and the Chairs they hold now would be a blow to the Repub stalling of public policy.

The House is where the money gets appropriated. This would devastate their cronys.
Add in the Dem SCourt noms & the gaming of America by the RW would be over.

Winning the House would be the cherry on the icing on the cake.


 

vi5

(13,305 posts)
3. Will we get our 61 seats in the Senate?
Mon Aug 29, 2016, 02:36 PM
Aug 2016

Let's never forget that anything less than that is essentially meaningless, right?

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