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Title: Midterms exposed Dems’ big weakness, but will GOP take advantage in 2020?
Post by: mystery-ak on November 07, 2018, 02:56:11 pm
Midterms exposed Dems’ big weakness, but will GOP take advantage in 2020?
By Frank Cannon and Paul Dupont, opinion contributors — 11/07/18 09:00 AM EST

Another midterm election has come and gone, with no shortage of intriguing storylines. For opponents of President Trump, the much-touted “blue wave” did come to pass – sort of – with Democrats gaining a slight majority in the House that they likely will use to impair the current administration as much as possible. Yet, Democrats lost seats in the Senate, boosting Republicans’ hopes of holding that chamber in 2020 and allowing Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to continue to fill the judiciary with Trump nominees.

While these surface-level developments are likely to be the focus of most post-election analyses, this year’s midterms also exposed deeper, less visible trends which could have massive implications for 2020 and beyond.

One such development was noted by Politico in a story last week. In reviewing a number of primary victories this year by insurgent Democratic candidates, the report carefully sketches a growing divide in the Democratic Party between its mostly wealthy and white progressive activist wing — which has supported candidates like Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) — and its primarily blue-collar and minority base, which generally backs the party’s more establishment candidates such as Rep. Joe Crowley, who Ocasio-Cortez defeated in a party primary.

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https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/415463-midterms-exposed-dems-big-weakness-but-will-gop-take-advantage-in-2020
Title: Re: Midterms exposed Dems’ big weakness, but will GOP take advantage in 2020?
Post by: IsailedawayfromFR on November 07, 2018, 04:39:24 pm
@Frank Cannon  is featured opinion writer?
Title: Re: Midterms exposed Dems’ big weakness, but will GOP take advantage in 2020?
Post by: Sanguine on November 08, 2018, 02:05:09 am
Quote from: IsailedawayfromFR on November 07, 2018, 04:39:24 pm
@Frank Cannon  is featured opinion writer?

Well, he does have lots of opinions.
Title: Re: Midterms exposed Dems’ big weakness, but will GOP take advantage in 2020?
Post by: Cyber Liberty on November 08, 2018, 02:19:47 am
I've been tricked!  I clicked the source article link, hoping to see some good Domme pictures, but it's a different @Frank Cannon.   yogi555
Title: Re: Midterms exposed Dems’ big weakness, but will GOP take advantage in 2020?
Post by: endicom on November 08, 2018, 02:22:50 am
"Frank Cannon is the president of American Principles Project"

@INVAR will be dismayed.

@Frank Cannon
Title: Re: Midterms exposed Dems’ big weakness, but will GOP take advantage in 2020?
Post by: Frank Cannon on November 08, 2018, 03:55:51 am
Quote from: endicom on November 08, 2018, 02:22:50 am
"Frank Cannon is the president of American Principles Project"

@INVAR will be dismayed.

@Frank Cannon

I am the authority on American Principles.