WASHINGTON ― Republican House members are leaving Congress at the fastest pace in modern history.
So far, 37 House Republicans have announced they are retiring, running for another office or resigning outright. Such an exodus usually precedes the beginning of every primary season, but this year is shaping up to break records.
“This is more Republican retirements than any year since at least 1952 (and possibly much earlier than that)”. Daily Kos Elections editor Daniel Donner tweeted last week.
“I think the Republicans are in deep trouble in the House and the Senate as well,” Republican pollster Frank Luntz said Sunday on Fox News. “If the election were held today, frankly, I think Republicans would lose both.” ( link )
“I think the Republicans are in deep trouble in the House and the Senate as well,” Republican pollster Frank Luntz said Sunday on Fox News. “If the election were held today, frankly, I think Republicans would lose both.”
The head of a super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) went even further on Monday, telling The Washington Post that GOP donors should steer their finances to efforts to save the Senate because the House may already be lost.
This November's mid terms will be interesting to say the least.
If the tariffs on soybeans that Trump has proposed the states that are big soybean growers and exporters will certainly be pissed. My state, Missouri is one of them and most of the soybean producing states are red states.
I watched Kudlow being interviewed and asked about the soybean farmers...His comment was they are ''Patriots'' and will go along with it....I know some soybean farmers in my area, I doubt if they will go along with it. He also questions two farmers that said how much money they would lose if the tariffs went into effect. I would think that the farmers know a hell of alot more about profit and loss on their farms than Kudlow does.
This November's mid terms will be interesting to say the least.
Its starting to look like the Democrats will do really well-- perhaps even gaining control of the House. In fact it seems that sentiment is shifting more and more against Trump as time goes on. I think the only thing that could stop a Democratic victory would be if Democrats themselves do something stupid.
If the tariffs on soybeans that Trump has proposed the states that are big soybean growers and exporters will certainly be pissed. My state, Missouri is one of them and most of the soybean producing states are red states.
Apparently China deliberately targeted products from states where Trump has a lot of voter support.
Ironically, tariffs are not generally a conservative idea-- because they are government interference in the "free market forces" that conservatives are so fond of. From a conservative point of view, more tariffs mean more & bigger gov't.
If these tariffs and counter-tariffs actually go into effect, they will hurt both the Chinese as wellas the U.S. ecomomyk. And consumers will pay more for things, and businesses will not do as well.
I watched Kudlow being interviewed and asked about the soybean farmers...His comment was they are ''Patriots'' and will go along with it....I know some soybean farmers in my area, I doubt if they will go along with it. He also questions two farmers that said how much money they would lose if the tariffs went into effect. I would think that the farmers know a hell of alot more about profit and loss on their farms than Kudlow does.
Kudlow has been a frequent guest on CNBC. (MSNBC is NBC's regular news and politics station-- CNBC is their station for stock market news all day). His economic views are strictly conservative, but he is much more centrist on many other issues. I seem to remember him speaking out against tariffs a while back-- the typical conservative position. But now that's he's been appointed by Trump, he has to spout the official Trump "Party Line".
Of course there's another interesting aspect to this story. Trump often says one thing-- then does something different. So its possible that he is coming out with this harsh anti-China rhetoric just to please his base. Or possilby another typical thing he does-- to create sensational headlines to distract from other news items he wants to downplay. (Such as Mueller, Stormy Daniels, inaction vs Syrian poison gas attacks, etc, etc).
He may actually end up not putting his threatened tariffs in place-- or else do one or two really small ones that are mainly symbolic (to show that he is "standing up to China").
Or-- he may actually start a real trade war....which we have negative consequeces for all concerned.
However, Trump has stated that he would "make it up" to any of those who lose money from the tariffs he applies.
Yeah.....right......with even more cost to taxpayers.
Without a doubt.