I seldom seed an article from CNN, but this was one of those rare occasions. Thanks to the success of the Presidents policies & the over the top progressive hate, the once substantial lead the dems had going into the fall midterm election is all but gone!

It's a toss up right now and the Democrats are likely to lose a lot more support in the six months ahead.

We can only imagine if the North Korean talks work out. That is only one of many good omens blowing in the wind

Link please...

cnn

Here's another story expressing the same conclusion. The Democrats have shot their best wad and going nowhere. Reality sucks for them.

thehill

that is something I can't figure out. How did President Trump hurt you?

He never did...He's benefited me with tax cuts, deregulation and SECURITY

He's benefited me with tax cuts, deregulation and SECURITY

Good for you , I guess. I'm a little more concerned about how the US government is going to meet it's financial obligations now. Since we were already spending more than we took in daily it seems we are even further behind taking in less revenue. Additionally we just increased spending by a fair amount.

Now I'm no billionaire and can't do billionaire math, but in my world when I dont have enough money coming in and then take a cut in pay I dont run out and spend a bunch of money buying a new house or car.

But I also have all I need and I never had to declare bankruptcy either so.....

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As far as deregulations go. I was never regulated that I know of but I dont produce toxic chemicals or offer services or sell products that could harm maim or kill anyone. So...

And a unpredictable bully style president doesn't make me feel real secure either.

But it is America so, to each their own.

PS: And A Happy Mothers day to all. 

I'm a little more concerned about how the US government is going to meet it's financial obligations now. Since we were already spending more than we took in daily it seems we are even further behind taking in less revenue.

When did you become a Conservative?

Now I'm no billionaire and can't do billionaire math, but in my world when I dont have enough money coming in and then take a cut in pay I dont run out and spend a bunch of money buying a new house or car.

Obviously you don't have to negotiate with democrats to set your budget

As far as deregulations go. I was never regulated that I know of but I dont produce toxic chemicals or offer services or sell products that could harm maim or kill anyone. So..

And it sounds like you never made many investments or started a business either.

And a unpredictable bully style president doesn't make me feel real secure either.

He supporting the police, thus like in the 1950's (as a youngster) I'm again sleeping soundly!

Happy Mother's Day!

When did you become a Conservative?

1987

You ?

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LOL That would be fiscally conservative, other wise: 

I consider myself a pragmatist, realistically moderate, an independent and progressive Deist with both some conservative and liberal tendencies, {depending on the issue or subject.}

Hard to pigeon-hole that one. Drives me nuts sometimes, but I’m not. My mother had me tested.

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I dont run out and spend a bunch of money buying a new house or car.

Obviously you don't have to negotiate with democrats to set your budget

True, But I also dont throw caution to the wind and accept unrealistic budgets for myself or I wouldn't have what I do have.

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And it sounds like you never made many investments or started a business either.

Wrong, I still have investments and I'm glad they are regulated that makes them more safe. I also ran a business for years and saw the regulations as part of being a responsible business owner.                                           Did I like being "responsible? Could I have made more profit if I didn't follow the laws? No and yes. But I am not on this planet alone so I dealt with it..

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He supporting the police, thus like in the 1950's (as a youngster) I'm again sleeping soundly!

I have always worked and paid what I needed to to live in a nice home in a good neighborhood and never worried too much about my safety so I've always slept just fine.

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I guess I'm just one of the millions of Americans who doesn't need trump to benefit me for me to feel good or safe in and about America or myself. I was doing fine before trump and expect to be doing the same after him.

PS: IMO America is and always has been a GREAT country, no campaign slogan erases that fact for me. America is what YOU make of it and our freedoms.  

You ?

1968 at the height of the Vietnam War. I saw the protests, the drugs & the lifestyle and I found my ideology.

True, But I also dont throw caution to the wind and accept unrealistic budgets for myself or I wouldn't have what I do have.

Bravo. Unfortunately, for Republicans it was either make the deal with the devil or allow the military to continue it's downsizing. May they inherit a super majority in the Senate for the next budget!

Wrong, I still have investments and I'm glad they are regulated that makes them more safe. I also ran a business for years and saw the regulations as part of being a responsible business owner.       

I'm glad to hear it. Those days are over for me, I'm finally doing what I enjoy. You can't beat it!

I have always worked and paid what I needed to to live in a nice home in a good neighborhood and never worried too much about my safety so I've always slept just fine.

So it is for me as well. It is not so for everyone. It's a big country and politics isn't so personal

 IMO America is and always has been a GREAT country, no campaign slogan erases that fact for me. America is what YOU make of it and our freedoms.  

The slogan originated with Bill Clinton

The slogan originated with Bill Clinton

OK I wasn't aware of that, did trump have anything original except his campaign insults and threats ? hell everyone offers grandiose promises so that was nothing new.

trumps political campaign tools: insults, grandiose promises, intimidation and threats... yep that about covers it.

You find Trump's personality flaws (and they are substantial) intolerable?

Ok, I don't like it either. I wish he wasn't that way, but I am more concerned with the direction of this nation. From what youv'e already told me, you don't seem to think much changes from one administration to another. That maybe true when we have some moderation coming from those in power. We certainly didn't have that during the 8 years of Obama. Strong medicine is now required

I'm a little more concerned about how the US government is going to meet it's financial obligations now.

It's funny how Democrats never worry about the debt or deficits when they are in charge.

BIG WHOOP! Some republicans won republican primaries. Who did the gop think would win gop primaries?

There are damn good reasons why the once Grand Old Party of Lincoln is now known merely as ,"the gop"...

With deficits again reaching a trillion dollars a year and headed higher this economy is smoke and mirrors...

The rich are getting infinitely richer. The poor are getting poorer. And, the working class is being squeezed.

And the middle class are getting richer. That’s why the middle class is shrinking. It’s good news. We are living in a fantastic time of thriving economic opportunities. I see opportunities for financial gain everywhere I look. 

forbes

Somebody sounds disappointed Blankenship wasn't nominated....

I never mentioned Blankenship and could not care less what future losers the gop nominated...

The Democrats were hoping for another Roy Moore to rub against Manchin. They know he's in trouble this year.

With deficits again reaching a trillion dollars a year and headed higher this economy is smoke and mirrors...

And who is responsible for that?  To rebuild the military, which Obama deleted, we had to negotiate with democrats - they wanted all the usual entitlement spending added! BTW as far as deficits go, the unconstrained spending, deficits, debts and domestic ambition of the Obama administration left the government nearly $20 Trillion in debt when he finally left office!

Who is responsible for that? (Federal Deficits Exploding To A Trillion Dollars and Still Expanding)

The damn gop in Congress for passing irresponsible tax cuts exploding the deficit and Trump for signing them.

To rebuild the military, which Obama deleted

Has the military budget dropped under Obama, and if so, who is to blame?

Overall spending on national security includes the Pentagon budget as well as spending by other agencies, such as the Energy Department’s work on nuclear weapons. Spending increased in 2010 and 2011, but it has fallen every year for four years since then by a cumulative 15 percent.

Other ways of looking at the question show declines as well. National security spending made up 20.1 percent of the federal budget in 2010, but in 2015 it was 15.9 percent. Over the same period, spending fell from 4.6 percent of gross domestic product to 3.3 percent.

There are two main reasons for the spending drop. The first is the Obama administration’s decision to start removing U.S. troops from Iraq and Afghanistan. The second has to do with a process known as sequestration.

Sequestration refers to the framework for automatic, across-the-board cuts to both military and non-military spending that were originally designed to force bipartisan negotiators in Congress to strike a deal in 2011. When negotiations fell apart, the cuts went into effect.

The bipartisan nature of the sequestration provision means that both parties merit a share of the blame, experts say.

The most recent Obama budget proposed a 7.8 percent increase in the base Defense Department budget between 2015 and 2016 . The spending bill enacted this fall puts the defense budget on a path to start growing in fiscal year 2016, up about 6 percent from the previous year.

politifact

Are you on the record now for balanced budgets?

Yes, during times of relative economic prosperity. I have always maintained for fiscal responsibility and balanced budgets except when the country is experiencing a recession. Big deficits are coming again and that is fiscally irresponsible and bad tax policy. My sensible responsible approach would never ever include massive irresponsible tax cuts for rich individuals and big multinational corporations such as the gop has instuted and Trump signed which will inevitably result in hugly ballooning deficits and massive increases to our national debt irresponsibly during times of relative economic well-being such as we have been experiencing for many years now after the fiasco of Bush's Great Recession. Economics is just math" as Bill Clinton keeps reminding us and we will never and cannot ever balance our budget or pay off our national debt by irresponsibly slashing our government's income in order to give huge windfalls to the already incredibly rich and to big corporate interests. So, again, yes do and always have supported balancing the under the appropriate economic conditions but not by moving that burden from the wealth and big corporations onto the working poor and the middle class. Deficit spending is required to stimulate economies experiencing significant recessions though. We are not experiencing a recession and have not for eight years and so the current deficits and blowing up the debt while the economy is totally irresponsible, is the cause of the current economic bubble and will result in another economic recession except this time we will not have things like tax cuts, interest rate cuts and increased spending to depend upon to pull us out of the next recession because those things are being done in extreme during good economic times. BUBBLE BUBBLE BUBBLE. Expect it to BURST! No government has ever or will ever be rewarded long term for rampant fiscal irresponsibility and that is what the gop and Donald Trump are giving us in spades a/k/a Trump Cards...

Such a defense of Obama! We know about sequestration and how & why it came into use, but the fact is that cuts to the military under Obama were both unprecedented in size and drastic in nature. Both of Obama's Defense Secretaries (Panetta & Gates) complained endlessly about it. Obama cut 40,000 men from the Army. Obama actually vetoed a budget in 2015 that did not contain military cuts. Obama famously said "I want a dollar in domestic spending for every dollar in military spending. An approach Congressional democrats continued in that last budget "deal". In 2012 the Defense Strategic Guideline announced that the United States would no longer be able to fight two major regional conflicts simultaneously.

Yes, during times of relative economic prosperity. I have always maintained for fiscal responsibility and balanced budgets except when the country is experiencing a recession.

Well, I guess that conveniently covers Obama and his $20 Trillion debt. So, you say the Republicans should have threw their hands up and said no budget since we cant get an agreement? 
Sorry, I guess I'm not quite buying any of it

No government has ever or will ever be rewarded long term for rampant fiscal irresponsibility and that is what the gop and Donald Trump are giving us in spades a/k/a Trump Cards...

And you know damn right well, Trump didn't want any of that pork in there! For people who remember every word he says, you quickly forgot him saying he would veto another budget like it

I'm not quite buying any of it

You are denying MATH. Our debt and deficit are ballooning due to the gop's irresponsible tax and spending policies.

Practically overnight our deficit doubled under the gop's budget. You cannot blame completely out of power Dems...

Where did I deny that?  What I am denying is that progressives ever cared about it. In this past budget it was they who demanded more domestic spending in return for allowing the military to be rescued. You seem to have crawled all around that simple fact.

The only one crawling around facts is you trying to shift blame for our exploding deficits to out of power Democrats...

During Obama's terms our deficts dropped by two thirds from a trillion and a half to half a trillion.

They are exploding due to the fiscal irresponsibility of the gop and the gop alone this time round...

They may be the minority party in Congress, but they are NOT without power! They are absolutely to blame! To any objective mind - no concession no budget!  It takes at least 60 votes in the Senate to pass a budget, which obviously means the democrats have plenty of power!

Plainly you want to only focus on the spending side of the equation but that is not why our deficit is blowing up...

Our currently exploding deficit is entirely the fault of the gop's and Trump's math denying irresponsible tax policy.

Without the gop's tax cuts our projected deficit would be half what it is going to be and it will just keep growing...

If you want lower defecits then starve the beast. Quit supporting pet projects and pork like Chuck Schummers tunnel or all the fraud and waste in the social programs that the left ignores.

Starve the Beast is RW bullshit. It hurts the working poor. Balance the budget by taxing the rich and big corporations.

The rich and big business don't pay taxes. They just find tax shelters and raise the costs on their goods and cut wages. That's what hurts the working poor.

Balance the budget by taxing the rich and big corporations.

Are you serious? There aren't enough of the "rich" and corporations don't pay taxes anyway...these simply pass them on as higher prices for goods and services.
You really don't have any idea how it all works, do you??

That's a fallacy, business can only raise prices as high as demand allows. A lot of products are already at peak retail and consumers are already starting to shift their spending habits.  At some point corps will and have in the past not been able to shift all of the burden down.

Without the gop's tax cuts our projected deficit would be half what it is going to be and it will just keep growing...

Even if you were right the tax cut, which only kicked in about a month ago, is not yet part of any deficit. Furthermore, the great Economist, Art Laffer would strongly disagree. And he is not alone nor are tax cuts spurring economic growth a secret:

"High taxes, sometimes by diminishing the consumption of the taxed commodities, and sometimes by encouraging smuggling, frequently afford a smaller revenue to government than what might be drawn from more modest taxes "......Adam Smith.."The Wealth of Nations"

And how did those tax cuts do in April?

The Congressional Budget Office is reporting that the federal government took in $515 billion in April.  With outlays of only $218 billion, the $190-billion surplus represents the largest in history.

What's more, the CBO said the surplus is $40 billion more than expected.

Read more:  americanthinker  

The rich are getting infinitely richer. The poor are getting poorer. And, the working class is being squeezed.

Nope, the poor are working harder and getting more for the efforts, and don't have time to worry about the so called rich. Unemployment is about as low as it has ever been.

Such ignorant comments contaminate this site daily. 

So, please explain in detail where I am wrong. You still believe in a cerulean tsunami apparently! 

Unemployment is about as low as it has ever been.

So, please explain in detail where I am wrong. You still believe in a cerulean tsunami apparently!  

OK. Here goes.

The dazzling US unemployment rate is hiding a gloomier reality

Unemployment is about as low as it has ever been.

So, please explain in detail where I am wrong. You still believe in a cerulean tsunami apparently!