mid-term elections

The Trump Effect and the Wave that Never Was

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republicansElad Hakim – Republicans should be quite pleased with the results of the midterm elections.  Despite the ominous predictions of an incoming Democratic “blue wave,” Republicans around the country did well.  To the dismay of many Democrats, the supposed wave was nothing more than a “hiccup,” as Republicans gained seats in the Senate, held on to some important governors’ seats, and lost far fewer seats in the House than is historically the case for the party in power.  If this election was a referendum on President Trump, the results point to one conclusion: the American public still supports President Trump, and the “Trump effect” is strong and can significantly impact an election.

Historically, the party in power has lost seats in the House.

History tells us that the president’s party almost always loses House seats, which has happened in 35 out of the 38 midterm elections (92 percent) since the end of the Civil War.  In the Senate, the pattern is not quite as strong.  Since 1913, when the 17th Amendment was adopted and the direct election of Senators began, the president’s party has lost seats in 19 out of 26 elections (73 percent). Continue reading →

Trump Celebrates Midterms Results Despite Democrat Victory

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Rusty – President Trump Wednesday shared quotes from conservative economist and actor Ben Stein, celebrating the midterm election results and touting his “Trump magic.” Then he promised to go to toe-to-toe with Democrats, promising investigations.

Midterm results were a mixed bag for President Trump

trumpAs the results were tallied and the evening went largely according to predictions – Democrats won the House, but Republicans actually picked up seats in the Senate – the President celebrated what he perceived as “tremendous success.”

“Thank you to all,” he proclaimed.

Stein was on Fox Business Network’s election night coverage and noted that the gains in the Senate in an off-year election for an incumbent party are virtually unheard of, and noted Trump’s “magic” carried many of the candidates. Continue reading →

Mid-term election outcome avoids worst-case “civil war” scenario… here’s what to expect next

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Bryant McGillMike Adams – You may recall that months ago, I warned of a particular scenario that would lead to an eruption of mass violence on the Left, escalating to a civil war. That scenario involved two triggers: 1) Kavanaugh being confirmed to the U.S. Supreme Court, and 2) The GOP holding the House in the mid-term elections.

As we all now know, the GOP lost the House, handing Dems enough of a split victory to avoid them taking to the streets in an eruption of violence. Thus, the worst case civil war scenario has been avoided… for now.

But make no mistake: Democrats only accept the outcome of this election because they won something. Had they failed to take the House, they would have denounced the election process and revolted with violence. They were fully prepared to do this, and the most radical Democrats remain dedicated to their goal of sweeping all constitutionalists out of power, assassinating the President and installing a communist leader to run their “utopian” society rooted in authoritarianism. Continue reading →

Democrats Should Fear the 2018 Midterms

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Eddie Zipperer – GOP congressional candidate Greg Gianforte body-slammed a reporter the day before the U.S. House special election in Montana and still won by six percent. Democrats should take that as a harbinger of political doom on par with meeting the weird sisters or receiving a visit from Hamlet’s father. You need no ghost come from the grave to tell know that when your policies are six percent less popular than misdemeanor assault, you need new policies.

democratsBut Democrats seem incapable of learning from elections. After losing the House, the Senate, the presidency, several governorships, and scores of state legislature seats over the last eight years, they continue to charge forward, propelled by the delusion that America’s heart beats for globalism, socialism, part-time jobs and feckless foreign policy.

The Democrats without Obama are like a furry, pink, drum-beating bunny without a battery.

Meanwhile, once-influential media outlets have become nothing more than tabloid-style, anonymous-source-citing, Republican-attacking enablers, pushing clickbait headlines and irresponsibly spinning narratives that reinforce the delusion that Republicans and conservatives are a tiny fringe group of deplorable racists, xenophobes, and homophobes.

The new narrative emerging from the Montana special election is that Republicans should be spooked about the 2018 midterm elections. The fallacy-ridden logic being that seven months ago President Trump won Montana by a 20 point margin, but in the special election the Republican candidate, Greg Gianforte, only won by six points. Ergo, Montana has become 15 points less Republican than it was last November. Continue reading →