'Shipwreck': GOP grows fearful about losing Senate as candidates struggle, Trump support tumbles

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By Sean Sullivan September 11 at 8:26 PM

Republicans have grown increasingly worried about losing control of the Senate, as President Trump’s approval rating tumbles and Democrats gain steam in key battleground races.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Tuesday sounded some of the most doubtful notes of Trump’s presidency that Republicans will keep the upper chamber of Congress, telling reporters, “I hope when the smoke clears, we’ll still have a majority.”

His comments came as Republican strategists and officials fretted over a fresh round of private polling on the Senate races, while public polls registered further erosion in Americans’ approval of Trump. “Shipwreck” was how one leading strategist described the situation, adding an expletive to underscore the severity of the party’s problems.

One of the most unexpected fights is in reliably GOP Texas, where Sen. Ted Cruz is trying to fend off Democratic Rep. Beto O’Rourke. Republicans are so fearful about losing the seat that they are diverting resources to Texas, a sore point in the White House after the animosity between Cruz and Trump in the 2016 Republican presidential primary.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/powerpost/shipwreck-gop-grows-fearful-about-losing-senate-as-candidates-struggle-trump-support-tumbles/2018/09/11/b2cf04ce-b600-11e8-a7b5-adaaa5b2a57f_story.html

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1. my dream is that donnie inserts himself in the beto/cruz race, trying to save the seat for the gop,

but he can't help himself and he insults cruz in the process and beto wins.

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2. Kavanaugh

Repug senators should be scared. Help scare them more by keeping the sham Kavanaugh hearings on the front page. In spite of having higher disapproval polling than any other nominee, the repug lackeys keep pushing him forward.

Make some noise! What will it hurt? It can motivate more voters to flip the Senate and it can motivate more callers to derail this Supreme threat. Would your senator ignore you if you perjured yourself in testimony to the Senate?


Senate DC phone directory [phone].
(Courtesy of BigmanPigman, https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11102400 )

[Vinca]

3. If Dems take both Houses that would be the best thing for the country.

I was a little worried about Sherrod Brown in Ohio, but he's increasing his lead, too.

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5. A Democratic Congress

would be the salvation of American freedom and democracy.

That’s not hyperbole either.

GOTV Dems!!!

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4. Turtle is reaping what he has sown.

Too effing bad, Mitch!