The GOP approach to 2018 elections

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1. here's to them tasting the agony of defeat

we'll take the thrill of victory, thank you!

[dawg]

2. Honestly, I'm not sure at this point that the voters actually care.

I mean, we care. But we already cared back in November.

In order for 2018 to make a difference, lots of people will have to change their minds *and* show up at the polls.

[Salviati]

3. This may be true, but they will cheat and work the system as hard as they can.

the Democrats cannot take any purported implosion of the republican party as an excuse to not fight tooth and nail in 2018. They need to fight for every vote, and saying "we're not republicans" isn't really going to do the job. (I mean, that's good enough for me at this point, but we live in a country of at least 50% morons, so we're going to have to sell them on the idea of not eating a shit sandwich.)

[vi5]

5. You got all of that right....

..of course I'm not confident enough that the powers that be and the people that control the party really get that. Which is why I'm still scared shitless.

Plus, our side doesn't exactly change course easily so if Trump goes, and Pence steps up as "the adult" and the media start calling on Dems to work with him I fear that too many up for re-election or election will just stand there staring slack-jawed.

[world wide wally]

4. It's easy when you boil it down

If we turn out, we win