Trump and his staff aren't even bothering to plan for the possibility that Democrats

[Arkansas Granny]

will retake Congress

President Donald Trump has no plan for the possibility that Democrats will retake congressional majorities in November’s midterm elections.

Aides to former President George W. Bush correctly believed they would lose their Republican majority in the U.S. House and formed a secret “Oh Sh*t Group” to prepare, but the Trump White House isn’t doing that, reported Axios.

Bush’s staff met regularly in chief of staff Josh Bolten’s office to game out their strategy for dealing with Democrats, but sources said Trump and some White House officials are certain the GOP will hold onto their majorities in the House and Senate.

Some administration officials aren’t quite as confident as their colleagues, according to Axios, and some congressional Republicans have tried to convince the president to prepare — but aides say they spend most days in reaction mode.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/trump-staff-arent-even-bothering-plan-possibility-democrats-will-retake-congress/

Maybe he knows that the fix is already in with Russia. Republican Senators are in Russia now and Trump is meeting Putin in the near future. Are they finalizing plans for the 2018 elections?

[cpamomfromtexas]

1. I think you have a valid theory

[Arkansas Granny]

10. I have been stunned that he would accept Vlad's word that Russia didn't meddle in the election

when our own security and intelligence agencies have concluded, unequivocally, that it did happen. He either knew about (and possibly colluded with) the Russian activities or his ego is so fragile that he can't accept the fact that he needed any help from anybody to win. But to deny that it happened is just beyond belief.

[Raster]

2. We need to OBAMA the 2018 and 2020 elections...

...meaning we need such a large and solid turnout from sea-to-sea, that stealing the election is just not a possibility.

[get the red out]

3. These idiots never plan for anything

Why would this be any different?

[BeyondGeography]

11. Yup

The only thing he planned on was losing to Clinton. Been making it up on the fly ever since.

[lark]

4. Very sadly - ding, ding, ding.

He knows Russia will hack the vote, do whatever it takes to keep him in charge so he can continue Putin's quest to destroy liberal democracies starting with ours and continuing on with the world. Unless Mueller takes him down, it will happen. I don't know that a blue wave will be sufficient when Russia will just take away the Dem votes or add extra repug votes to ensure their guy wins. Putin doesn't' play, he's evil incarnate and drumpf if just an ignorant greedy tool.

[N_E_1 for Tennis]

5. Why bother when you know the results?...

I truly hope that this line of thinking is completely off base.

But actions seem to be louder than words.

[bitterross]

6. One of two possibilities

1. He's confident the fix is in.
2. They are as inept and ignorant on this as they are on everything else in governing so they haven't thought to plan. Typical of them.

There is a sort of third possibility. Denial. He does seem to believe he's great.

[targetpractice]

14. I'll go for #2... I think Hanlon's razor applies...

Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.

Similar to Occam's razor.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor

[lagomorph777]

7. "Are they finalizing plans for the 2018 elections?"

Turd says he's going to discuss election meddling with Putin. I assume that's to plan the next phase of meddling.

[mythology]

8. Yet again, there was no vote hacking

It's a completely unsupported conspiracy theory. Trump is an idiot. He doesn't plan past his next tweet, and given by his horrible spelling and grammar, he doesn't think too hard about those either.

[Arkansas Granny]

12. Hacking votes is not the only way to interfere with elections.

Russian interference in 2016 is not an unsupported conspiracy theory.

[uponit7771]

21. Red Herring, it's well established that vote hacking isn't the only to cheat an election

[Girard442]

9. If Putin wants Trump to have a Repuplican Congress after 2018...

...there's always the next 9/11. I'm sure Putin has the resources to make it happen.

[greymattermom]

13. They think they won't survive

the Mueller and other investigations. They are all just grifting as much money as they can until it all comes crashing down.

[zipplewrath]

15. Not sure what they'd plan

Quite honestly, they could be right. Taking over either chamber, much less both chambers is not a given and will be a tough slog. And even if we do, it isn't clear we'll have much of a majority with which to work. Flip side, is even if the GOP hangs on to either chamber, their ability to accomplish much will be severely limited as well. As such, it isn't really clear what planning they would do. They haven't had much of a congressional strategy as it is. Mostly they've allowed Congress to do their own, with them reacting to those plans. God knows the White House can't stay "on message" for more than an hour or so. Planning for next January has got to be well beyond their capability.

[Firestorm49]

16. Are they finalizing their plans?

You bet! The total lack of concern with regard to continued meddling in the mid-terms
and the overarching desire for money and power are one in the same.

[CanonRay]

17. Maybe there aren't going to be any elections?

[Backwoodsrider]

18. Trump prob has not thought much about Nov election but I am sure his team has

They know its just a matter of time such evidence mounts against Trump so that his base jumps ship. Trump and the GOP are going to try and claim some health and/or old age issue causing him to retire early and Pence to step up and investigations stop. Oh and the Trump family is going to try and make a deal he will step down in return they are able to keep their gains. Welcome to capitalism and no this is not sarcasm just mho.

[Orsino]

19. Trump doesn't plan.

He pays lackeys to plan, then blows up those plans by speaking or tweeting.

The best thing about him is his incompetence.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

20. Trump never plans anything anyhow

Remember he didn't need to prepare before meeting Kim Jong Un? He is all about winging it in every circumstance. Laziest and dumbest president ever.