Fear of Trump impeachment has GOP running scared of 2018 midterms

[smirkymonkey]

http://www.rawstory.com/2017/05/fears-of-trump-impeachment-has-gop-running-scared-of-2018-midterms/?comments=disqus



"Republicans meeting in San Diego are worried that their career prospects could suffer collateral damage if Donald Trump’s administration continues to meltdown, leading to possible impeachment proceedings against the president before the 2018 midterms.

According to Politico, the Republican National Committee’s spring meeting in Coronado is tense affair, following Trump’s stunning firing of FBI Director James Comey which caught not only congressional leaders by surprise, but also members of the Trump White House.

Equally alarming are GOP worries that previously solid GOP seats in Montana and Georgia could be lost in special elections before the 2018 midterms — a harbinger of the struggles that lie ahead with an unpredictable and increasingly unpopular president at the top of the party. The bigger concern is at the House level, where GOP incumbents have cancelled town halls due to voter dissatisfaction with Trump’s performance as president and the House shooting itself in the foot as it attempts to repeal and replace Obamacare.

According to the report, NRCC executive director John Rogers pointed out that there are more vulnerable Republican incumbents representing districts that Hillary Clinton won in 2016 than Democratic incumbents in districts that Trump carried, with Rogers noting that midterm elections are rarely favor the party controlling the White House." [more]

[SHRED]

1. The GOP approach to 2018

[smirkymonkey]

6. *snort*

[democratisphere]

2. Typical. redumbliCONs are more worried about saving their own miserable asses,

then they are about saving the country from DJT's insanity and destruction.

[FakeNoose]

3. Sure they are, but that's the magic of gerrymandering

... It's the gift that keeps on giving. We can't get rid of these guys.

[smirkymonkey]

7. I think that they are one and the same.

If they don't start to rein in Trump, their miserable asses are going to be in trouble in 2108.

[doc03]

4. Why would they be scared? The Republicans won't get the vote to impeach. nt

[smirkymonkey]

8. They will if they think he is doing enough damage to the party.

And he is.

[nocalflea]

5. Appropriate that they are in San Diego. Easier to bury their heads in the sand.

They have no idea how to handle the looming crisis. They need someone to stand up and tell them to face the truth. Wake up or be destroyed.
This isn't fliight or fight. This is paralysis.

[smirkymonkey]

9. Exactly, wake up or be destroyed.

The longer they let this madness continue, the more they risk hurting their own party. He could take them all down if this goes on long enough.

[sharedvalues]

10. Dang. No peaceful protesters there?

[Blue_true]

11. Don't take it for granted that we will do well in 2018.

Republicans lie without shame. We need to field solid, ethical, agressive candidates against them.

[doc03]

12. I remember last year, it was imposible to lose

we had the Blue F---Wall.

[burrowowl]

16. The Dems need a strategy of for the people

and not just being against rdrump!
I am tired of the asinine e-mails are you against trump, of course I am you idiots give us some concrete things to be FOR!

[lastlib]

13. Their problem has a very simple solution--

Tinyhands is so popular, HUGELY popular, just send him out to campaign for them! They'll win so much, they'll get tired of winning. And he'll draw the biggest crowds.

simple!

[smirkymonkey]

14. I have a feeling they will be wanting to distance themselves as much as possible

from him come midterms. This guy is going to end up being an albatross around their necks.

[rockfordfile]

15. They should be

[oberliner]

17. They pretty much stole this entire story from Politico

And paraphrased it.

[Initech]

18. Good, they should be terrified. They can't commit treason and get away with it.