The Guardian: "Will Republicans ditch Trump to save the Senate as support nosedives?"

[Pluvious]

Amazing how good some of the reporting about the USA is, coming from the UK.

The human and economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic has transformed the political landscape and increased talk of a sinking ship

“The mood is like probably what it felt like when you were on the Titanic,” said Joe Walsh, a former congressman from Illinois. “These cowardly Republicans in the Senate and House know Trump’s going to get destroyed in November but they’re tied to him and they’re gonna go down with him and they have no choice, and I think they realise that.”
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Amy Walter, national editor of Cook Political Report, wrote this week: “This election is looking more like a Democratic tsunami than simply a blue wave … Republican strategists we’ve spoken with this week think Trump is close to the point of no return. A couple of others wondered if Trump had reached his ‘Katrina’ moment: a permanent loss of trust and faith of the majority of voters.”
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Walsh, who unsuccessfully challenged Trump for the 2020 Republican nomination, said: “I can tell you, publicly and privately conversations I’ve had, they’re scared shitless, all of them, any Senate Republican on the ballot. I mean, forget about Colorado, it’s done. Arizona is done. I think Maine is done. Joni Ernst in Iowa is almost done. Every race is going to be competitive. Democrat Doug Jones has got a fighter’s chance of winning in Alabama. Lindsey Graham is in serious trouble and they all know it.”

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jul/11/donald-trump-republicans-election-senate-biden

[mucifer]

1. the problem the repubs have is they have two different kinds of repubs

they have moderates and deplorables plus there are independents who often vote republican.

Deplorables are a huge part of the republican party and they would probably be happy with pence as President as would the evangelicals. But, the moderates and lots of independents hate trump and don't want to vote for republican senators.

The deplorables worship trump and I don't know that they would vote for other republicans if trump doesn't endorse them. If he does resign and endorse another repub the moderates and independents will not appreciate the adds that have trump loving the new candidate.

[Beartracks]

2. They deserve to lose every branch of government for a couple of generations, frankly.

Send them out to the wilderness for 40 years.

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[Wounded Bear]

3. Hopefully, it's too late for that...

I want 400+ EC votes and 6 Senate seats flipped minimum.

I'm greedy like that.

[JHB]

4. Can they get Mitch to agree to a new impeachment so they can all vote Yes this time?

Not likely, and unless they take real action they're going to be the most blatant rats leaping off a sinking ship since that phrase involved actual rodents.

They've had almost four years to pull the plug on Donnie, and they've doubled-down on their support every time. It's too late to bail.

And if they tried... gosh, who knows what sort of stuff about them will leak out. It wasn't just the DNC that was hacked.

[safeinOhio]

5. All engines full speed ahead Captain.

Anyone seen the life boats?

[Doremus]

6. Sad to say, American journalism has gotten so bad that I prefer to read offshore sources nt

[dawg]

7. It's too late baby, now, it's too late ...

though we really did try to make it.

[durablend]

8. They ditch Trump and their voter klan ditches them n/t

[Thekaspervote]

9. This!