September 19, 2018
Why aren't there ever any dire predictions for Democrats ahead of elections?
By Jack Hellner
We get continuous warnings that Republicans are going to get trounced in the midterms this fall, not because of Republican policies but because people just don’t like President Trump. Of course, we were told that Republicans would get trounced in 2016 because people just didn’t like Trump and he would drag the party down. On Monday, there was an article by the Associated Press that pushed that Democrat narrative.
Take a look:
Grim warnings for White House, Republicans ahead of election
In a post-Labor Day briefing at the White House, a top Republican pollster told senior staff that the determining factor in the election wouldn't be the improving economy or the steady increase in job creation. It would be how voters feel about Trump. And the majority of the electorate, including a sizable percentage of Republican-leaning voters, doesn't feel good about the president, according to a presentation from pollster Neil Newhouse that spanned dozens of pages.
"For Republican candidates to win in swing states, they need all of the voters who support President Trump, plus a chunk of those who do not," said Whit Ayres, a GOP pollster. "That is threading a very narrow strategic needle."
The paradox for Republicans is that most Americans are largely satisfied with the economy, according to numerous surveys. But the party has struggled to keep the economy centered at the center of the election debate.What we don’t see in these predictions is actual support for Democrat policies. People are not clamoring for higher taxes, more regulations and a more powerful government. The people generally support enforcing immigration laws and do not support sanctuary cities and states. I do not believe that most people actually believe college will be free or that socialism is better than capitalism.
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