"Red wave": Inside Trump's frenetic rally schedule

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Axios
Mike Allen
1 hour ago

Republican officials have started calling the midterms the "Barbell Election."

The big picture: A House Republican aide explains that Trump's approval ratings are like barbells: bulging favorables and unfavorables on each end, and few in the middle who have no opinion or are persuadable. "Those unfav folks are coming out," the official said. "It’s so, so crucial to get those base voters."

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That, in a nutshell, is why Trump headlined three boisterous "Make America Great Again" rallies in five days Florida on Tuesday, Pennsylvania on Thursday and Ohio last night.

The raucous rallies aren't meant to convert or persuade: They're about turning Trump voters in 2016 into voters for local and state Republicans in 2018 — a process that President Obama discovered was anything but automatic with Democrats in his midterms.

Trump said last night outside Columbus, Ohio: “Why would there be a blue wave? I think it could be a red wave."
Despite Trump's polarizing effect, GOP congressional candidates are tying themselves to him to get his voters:

(more)
https://www.axios.com/2018-midterm-elections-donald-trump-rally-schedule-red-wave-f9715585-8857-4dec-9f6d-106c1f7b1ef3.html

[libertybele]

Axios
Mike Allen
1 hour ago

Republican officials have started calling the midterms the "Barbell Election."

The big picture: A House Republican aide explains that Trump's approval ratings are like barbells: bulging favorables and unfavorables on each end, and few in the middle who have no opinion or are persuadable. "Those unfav folks are coming out," the official said. "It’s so, so crucial to get those base voters."

Show less
That, in a nutshell, is why Trump headlined three boisterous "Make America Great Again" rallies in five days Florida on Tuesday, Pennsylvania on Thursday and Ohio last night.

The raucous rallies aren't meant to convert or persuade: They're about turning Trump voters in 2016 into voters for local and state Republicans in 2018 — a process that President Obama discovered was anything but automatic with Democrats in his midterms.

Trump said last night outside Columbus, Ohio: “Why would there be a blue wave? I think it could be a red wave."
Despite Trump's polarizing effect, GOP congressional candidates are tying themselves to him to get his voters:

(more)
https://www.axios.com/2018-midterm-elections-donald-trump-rally-schedule-red-wave-f9715585-8857-4dec-9f6d-106c1f7b1ef3.html

Now if we can only get those same candidates to vote for what the people want!

[bilo]

Now if we can only get those same candidates to vote for what the people want!

This is why the Pubs are in trouble.

Trump was very clear about the big issues he wanted to resolve; immigration, obamacare, and taxes. The Pubs had majorities in both houses and failed on the first two items and on the third only got the ytax cuts done on a temporary basis. What good are they?

[DB]

This is why the Pubs are in trouble.

Trump was very clear about the big issues he wanted to resolve; immigration, obamacare, and taxes. The Pubs had majorities in both houses and failed on the first two items and on the third only got the ytax cuts done on a temporary basis. What good are they?

And created a $3 trillion spending hole giving the Dems everything they wanted... That's no minor thing...

In fact that is "the thing" that matters above all.

[DB]

Neither party is giving voters anything to vote for.

Only things to vote against.

That's a major fail in of itself.

It really looks like a race to the bottom on which party will self destruct the least.

[Formerly Once-Ler]

I wouldn't