Trump Already Won the Midterms

[mahatmakanejeeves]

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Whatever happens tonight, Trump's death grip on the Republican Party is only likely to tighten. My story on the MAGAfication of the GOP in 2018:

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POLITICS

Trump Already Won the Midterms

Even if Republicans lose the House on Tuesday, it’s unlikely that the president’s grip on his party will loosen anytime soon.

MCKAY COPPINS
6:00 AM ET

Regardless of how the midterm elections turn out Tuesday night, President Donald Trump will have at least one thing to celebrate: His mission to remake the Republican Party in his own image has been an unequivocal success.

The maga-fication of the GOP that Trump first set in motion three years ago has continued apace this campaign season—with disloyal Republicans getting primaried and purged, formerly fringe media outlets gaining mainstream influence, and key party institutions mutating into weapons of presidential culture war. There’s little sign these trends will abate with a defeat at the ballot box.

Trump’s most vivid triumphs in reorganizing the party around himself came earlier this year, during a wave of primary contests. In one race after another, more traditional Republicans were wiped out by the president’s imitators and allies. Those who survived did so, for the most part, by bear-hugging Trump and his agenda.

In South Carolina, Representative Mark Sanford—one of the few House Republicans who regularly criticized the president—suffered a stunning upset to a Trump-backed candidate. ... In Alabama, Representative Martha Roby—who said she wouldn’t vote for Trump in 2016—was forced into a runoff, and finally won after emphasizing her record of support for the “Make America Great Again” agenda.
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[sfwriter]

1. Let them ride his burning carcass into the ground.

Stick with him. Don't let go. Make sure we remember whaat the GOP stands for for a dozen generations.

[yonder]

2. Yep. Stick with him is what I'd say too.

Just like Major Kong riding the bomb to the ground in Dr. Strangelove. Stick with him while yelping all the way.

[Wintryjade]

3. That helps us.

[Hokie]

4. What an idiotic article

He won the party the day he was elected. The leaders of the Republican party have been servicing him on their knees from day 1. If they lose both chambers that might be the only thing that will embolden a few Republicans challenge him.

[thbobby]

5. trump did not transform today's GOP

The GOP of the last 40 - 50 years found and enabled an asshole like trump to be their leader. trump is the end result of the Southern Strategy and fear-mongering politics of the GOP. GOP presidents have been racist, misogynist, criminal, and incompetent for half a century. trump is just not politically correct about it.

[Merlot]

6. What you said.

[True Blue American]

7. Yep

The Republican party just finally exposed for all what they are. They also exposed a good share of the voters for wht they are,too.

It will take t least generation to clean up.

[wisteria]

8. How is winning the House a win for Trump. Lets not deminish our victory

We were deluding ourselves if we thought we could simply win Red states because of Trump. Our goal was the house- and we achieved that goal.