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struggle4progress

(118,285 posts)
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 01:25 AM Nov 2017

Limited appeal a warning sign

James Oliphant

... results from Tuesday .. suggest .. Trump’s strategy of playing to a loyal but limited base has not enabled him to broaden support for his presidency or his party ...

"Unless we get our act together, we are going to lose heavily" .. John McCain said ...

Democrats .. need to pick up 24 seats next year to retake control of the House ...

"Trump is turning off more voters than he's bringing in," said Rodell Mollineau, a Democratic strategist in Washington ...

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-trump-analysis/trumps-limited-appeal-a-warning-sign-for-republicans-ahead-of-2018-elections-idUSKBN1D838G


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Limited appeal a warning sign (Original Post) struggle4progress Nov 2017 OP
Let's hope that McCain's gut feeling is correct...that Stuart G Nov 2017 #1
Who could have possibly predicted he'd turn off more voters than he brought in? Surely none of us. Amaryllis Nov 2017 #2

Stuart G

(38,427 posts)
1. Let's hope that McCain's gut feeling is correct...that
Thu Nov 9, 2017, 01:33 AM
Nov 2017

the republicans do not get their act together, and that they do lose heavily..

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