Republicans keep winning. So why are they so nervous about November?
by W. James Antle III
| August 08, 2018 01:31 PM
If Troy Balderson’s slim margin in Ohio’s 12th Congressional District holds up, Republicans will have prevailed in all but one of the seriously contested special elections for the House that have taken place since President Trump has been in office.
“The Republicans have now won 8 out of 9 House Seats, yet if you listen to the Fake News Media you would think we are being clobbered,†Trump tweeted on Wednesday. The president was continuing a victory lap that began when all the candidates he endorsed in several Republican primaries and the Ohio special election appeared to have won.
“If I find the time [to campaign for more GOP candidates], in between China, Iran, the Economy and much more, which I must, we will have a giant Red Wave!†Trump enthused.
Yet virtually no other reputable political observer sees a red wave coming. If anything, the Democrats’ prospects in the midterm elections have improved in recent weeks even as Trump’s job approval rating — still underwater nationally — appears to have stabilized in the 40s.
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