It's hard to tell. IMHO I think the House is going to be a disaster for Trump even with Ryan gone in the House. The Senate as you stated may prove to be his saving grace, but my concern is Trump just may lean more left to get something accomplished. At that point, I don't see McConnell holding to the right.
I'm not convinced it will be a disaster
@libertybele Although maybe hope does spring eternal
. But I see two things in our favor: we sometimes do better with our messaging as a united minority than a governing majority. I think the remaining republican house members lean more to the right and are more pro-Trump than the 31 that cut and ran under the cover of "retirement". I think our positioning could well slow down the demonrats, even win a few rounds ... and expose them for what they are .... all pluses for 2020. The key will be a unified message. Fingers crossed.
Our new Senate majority is courtesy of the President's efforts. They will stand with him. I don't see the President moving left to get something done. Rather, I see him pocketing campaign issues with a winning message when what the voters want fails because of the demonrats.
Personal question here. Do you see Trump running for re-election in 2020??
He already is. I posted his reelection website last night:
https://www.donaldjtrump.com/The reelection campaign paid for the rallies during the midterms --- and those rallies were used to test market a few 2020 campaign slogans: "Keep America Great", "Promises Made, Promises Kept", "Finish the Wall" and others, along with Trump/Pence 2020 etc. posters and sweatshirts.
He's also been putting together his campaign reelection team for months, moving some out of the WH and over to the reelection staff.
I get a kick out of so many questioning whether or not the President will run or not. He's doing it now.