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Less Than 100 Days to the Midterms: Why No Blue Wave is on the Way

We now have less than 100 days left until the November 2018 midterm elections. While the economy hums along at its highest growth rate since 2014 and taxpayers have more money in their pockets, the liberal mainstream media is clinging to the notion that a blue wave is coming this fall.

While recent historical trends would hint that Democrats will gain a number of seats in November as Clinton lost seats, Bush lost his conservative friends, and Obama lost his majority, it is worth mentioning that we are living in unprecedented times. The political pundits could not foresee the Trump phenomenon and dismissed him at every turn as a laughing stock and a sideshow clown, failing to understand the real issues facing middle-class Americans. Today, they are pointing to the same ridiculous polls in support of their theory of the incoming wave of Democrats coming to unseat Republicans on Capitol Hill.

Real Clear Politics tallies a 7 point lead for the Democrats on the generic ballot at over 7 points. Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight puts the Democrats lead even higher, hovering at a 7 to 8 percent advantage in recent days. Even the most predictive poll of 2016, Rasmussen, has the Democrat advantage in the generic poll at plus 7. However, these numbers are essentially meaningless as they poll all Americans from all states and ask them which party they would support in the November election. But each state is different. Each race has its own dynamics. Each race includes a certain competitive nature that others do not.

These numbers do not mean a blue wave is coming to the shore; they merely suggest Americans want to counterbalance the right’s current grip on power in DC. From where I’m sitting, Americans don’t seem all that upset at what’s going on in this country (besides the America that was never great: snowflake, anti-Trump, pro-Antifa thugs that snatch MAGA hats off teenagers’ heads).

The mainstream media decry Trump’s abrasive personality and brash tactics, claiming the president is turning off independents and failing to galvanize or grow his base. But this is far from reality. Trump is working for all Americans, and the recent GDP figures and increasing consumer confidence following the December 2017 GOP tax cuts are the most recent sign of that. The left is melting down and offering nothing other than being anti-Trump, and the party of increasing violence means they are losing and running out of options.

A growing number of disgruntled Democrats are walking away from their party. They are witnessing the intolerance and hypocrisy of the left, and they are joining the other side. They’ve had enough of Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer telling them they need the government to better their lives. They’ve had enough of old rich white politicians who have been in power for decades deciding that they need to be offended at everything and virtue signal at every turn. They’ve had enough of deranged leftists beating up Trump supporters or those they disagree with. They’ve had enough of these outlandish displays of Trump Derangement Syndrome pouring out of the supposedly open-minded party. They’re joining the other side.

This is not to say Trump is perfect (definitely far from it) or the Republicans are going to solve all your problems. Unlike the cult of personality that was the Obama-can-do-no-wrong progressive party of the last decade, Trump nation knows the president is flawed, but he’s making real progress in bettering the country. Recent developments are making the case that the GOP is at least looking to put more money in your pocket and put America first by renegotiating bad deals, reducing your tax burden, and opening the floodgates of the American economic engine.

Gross domestic product grew at a 4.1 percent rate in the second quarter this year, the best pace since the third quarter of 2014, providing a glimmer of hope that Trump’s pro-business deregulatory agenda is starting to pay dividends. Though a portion of the spike in GDP was due to a rise in exports as companies fear the increasing trade war with China, the numbers were also buoyed by surging consumer spending and business investment. Furthermore, the Commerce Department revised the first quarter’s GDP rate to 2.2 percent, up from 2 percent.

It remains to be seen if the tax cuts were the main driver causing a short-term spike in GDP. A long-term consequence of the tax cuts amidst continuing out of control spending by the U.S. government is that the annual federal deficit will be $1 trillion as soon as 2019. Still, President Trump’s prioritizing of job creation is seeing continuing results. 1.29 million jobs were added in the first six months of 2018, on pace to exceed both 2016 and 2017. However, the skills gap where companies are unable to find qualified people is a problem that must be addressed. Perhaps a merit-based immigration system instead of H1-B and the lottery system, Mr. President?

Hourly wages were stuck around 2 percent from 2009 to 2014, but have since risen to the 2.5 to 2.9 percent range in the last three years. We won’t see a really energized economy until we see wage growth surpass 3 percent and stay there. But with high paid individuals leaving the workforce in our aging economy and younger Americans entering the workforce with no experience, it is likely to stay well below 3 percent for the foreseeable future. Nevertheless, wage growth is getting close to where it needs to be. Average hourly wages jumped 2.9 percent year over year in the first quarter 2018, up from 2.6 percent the quarter before, marking the highest wage growth since June 2009.

Despite all this rosy economic rhetoric, there is still a dark underbelly to all of this as we are suffering from an epidemic of drug addiction, homelessness, underemployment, and skyrocketing household debt. But when we’re talking about who is going to win the next election, it’s about the economy, stupid. And the economy is doing well for those who are employed in a job they are competent in and for those who pay taxes. According to the New York-based Conference Board, U.S. consumer confidence jumped to a 17-year high earlier this year as more Americans are seeing additional funds in their bank accounts following the recently enacted tax cuts.

The highlight of Trump’s first eighteen months in office has been the rebound of manufacturing. In the first half of 2018, there were 174,000 manufacturing jobs added. Putting this in perspective, that amount alone is more than any other full year over the last decade and well more than any added during Obama’s “you didn’t build that” economy.

U.S. manufacturing expanded in December 2017 as gains in orders and productions ended the year as the strongest for factories since 2004, according to the Institute for Supply Management. Elevated business investment, improving global economic conditions, and steady spending by American households have resulted in a constant stream of positive readings in manufacturing during the Trump economy.

Another revolution underway with the support of the Trump administration is an overhaul in occupational licensing. Far from a sexy topic, but one that affects millions of Americans and thousands of businesses that never got off the ground, Congress is finally starting to address this debilitating issue. In a bipartisan effort, Congress actually enacted occupational licensing legislation recently. The House and Senate passed the Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act. This bill would allow states to use federal education funds to identify and examine licenses and certifications that “pose an unwarranted barrier to entry into the workforce.” This monumental piece of legislation could bring a much-needed boost to the economy by lowering the barrier to entry and allowing entrepreneurial Americans to start their own businesses without the burden of undergoing hours of education and paying loads of fees just to get started.

But we live in hyper-partisan times, and the party that enjoys the wave in November will be the one that has the highest turnout. Republicans are likely not sitting back and resting on their laurels. They are witnessing the unhinging of the left and do not want to see the rise of socialism in their country that is finally getting back on track. But many Democrats will be emboldened to put a stop to the acceleration of Trump’s agenda.

Trump is more popular with Republicans than almost any other Republican president in history. A Gallup poll published last month showed Trump’s approval rating among Republicans at 90%. With the solidification of Trump’s base and its expansion to disaffected Democrats and hold-your-nose-for-the-tax cuts-and-Supreme Court-pick Republicans, I do not see anything close to resembling a blue wave in November.

But of course, CNN, et al. are holding onto hope of Democrats taking back the House.

The mainstream media see Trump’s approval ratings in the low-to-mid 40s as proof that Republicans will get whooped in November. But that is nonsense. If anything, those numbers denote a Trump landslide in 2020 and reveal a sizable number of Americans still support the most controversial president in our nation’s history during our most divisive time since 1860.

Now it is true that Republicans have more vulnerable seats up for election this November. But if you look at the states that are supposedly up for grabs, many are in states that heavily lean Republican already or are in states Trump won in 2016 like Michigan, Iowa, and Texas. The simple fact remains that these polls showing Democrats taking over the House are simply pie in the sky predictions. There is no district-level data yet polling likely voters in these competitive races, so any pointing to these polls as proof of a blue wave is farcical.

It’s all about the economy. If Americans have more money in their pockets and feel like America is getting back on track, they won’t care about the latest Trump-related controversy MSM’s talking heads are shouting about. Nothing will matter if jobs are being added and incomes are rising. Nothing will matter if Democrats are leaving the party having had enough of their hypocrisy and backward thinking. Nothing will matter if you have more money in your pocket.

There will be no blue wave in November. Mark my words.

 

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65 Comments

  1. Jackie Zapp August 2, 2018

    Praying

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  2. Rick Liebst August 2, 2018

    Well sadly Trump is the greatest incentive for a liberal wave.

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  3. Judy Metcalf August 2, 2018

    Democrats made a huge mistake with Nancy Pelosi. She has no idea how to generate enthusiasm for Democrats

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    1. Jose R. Rivera August 2, 2018

      We don’t respond like fanatic idiots to enthusiasm, it’s facts and cold hard data, and that has us on the blue tsunami wave. Lol

    2. Judy Metcalf August 2, 2018

      Jose R. Rivera interesting, but you are one in a million! Most people need stirring speeches about topics they believe in. Look how trnp rallies his people

  4. Yosanda Tabor August 2, 2018

    Bullshit.

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  5. Rhonda Stanton August 2, 2018

    BLUE TSUNAMI…???

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  6. Joanie Vought McCully August 2, 2018

    Says who? I call bull shit

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  7. Kathy Holley August 2, 2018

    Oh yes it is!!!

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  8. Mike Meehan August 2, 2018

    Because Dems have never had the organizational skills that the right wingers have.If they could get their shit even partially together they would own the Gov’t. Plus the left doesn’t harness fear like the right does

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  9. Jose R. Rivera August 2, 2018

    No blue wave, thats right, its a Tsunamy, lol those Russian lovers wish there was no blue tsunami. Lol

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  10. Susan Dow August 2, 2018

    Lol…good luck with that…don’t let the blue wave hit you on the way out!

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    1. Betty Major August 2, 2018

      We have been kicked in the ass for almost two years

  11. Jerry Schroader August 2, 2018

    Pray that is true and vote Republican

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  12. Richard L Eick August 2, 2018

    I never do pay-per-view, if mueller’s interview of trump was on pay-per-view I would get that.

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  13. Joseph Mangano August 2, 2018

    I’m an American, and I’m upset with what’s going on in this country; call me a snowflake if you will. While I think predictions of a “blue wave” tend to be overstated, what else do you expect liberal Democrats to do to try engage their base? Also, if it’s only about the economy, why does Trump have to walk back his statements all the time, including ending (at least in writing) the separation of families? I know plenty of Republicans who are very dissatisfied with what Trump represents and what his steering of the Republican Party has meant.

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  14. Gary Fuller August 2, 2018

    Dump trump18!

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  15. Winifred Gilmore August 2, 2018

    Oh yes it is!

    Reply
  16. Jean Clifton Young August 2, 2018

    Vote Blue

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  17. Evelyn Knudsen August 2, 2018

    Let’s have a RED SUNAMI!!!!!

    Reply
  18. Bertha Gallego August 2, 2018

    Russian propaganda?? Don’t believe everything you read!
    VOTE BLUE ? THIS NOVEMBER! ????????

    Reply
  19. Hector Roldan August 2, 2018

    There’s a blue wave coming and its going to knock you down.

    Reply
  20. Shari Fill August 2, 2018

    I thought this was a non partisan page…praying there’s no “Blue Wave”?
    Bye!

    Reply
  21. Doug Bryant August 2, 2018

    I’m not voting for that crooked son of a bitch Trumpanzee again ,Crooked bastard.

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  22. Just because you don’t see folks out in the streets acting a fool with the trumpsters doesn’t mean that giant blue wave ain’t coming

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  23. Doug Bryant August 2, 2018

    I’m not voting for that crooked son of a bitch Trumpanzee again ,Crooked bastard.

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  24. Gary Fuller August 2, 2018

    Dump trump18!

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  25. Debi Vosburgh Thayer West August 2, 2018

    VOTE BLUE

    Reply
  26. Todd Richey August 3, 2018

    Wait and see! Too many Americans recognize this treasonous piece of shit for what he really is. A bought and sold oligarch whore wholly beholding to his Russian masters! He IS NOT Putin’s illegal, incompetent, treasonous Viceroy of North America!
    Flip the House! Vote Blue!

    Reply
  27. Fred Nightwalker August 3, 2018

    Bullshit. Waste your money. Imates don t need it

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  28. Carrie Beard August 3, 2018

    I’m voting blue. I’m sick of my healthcare funds, veterans funds, public education funds, infrastructure funds, and social security being spent on Trump’s golf games and tax breaks for millionaires. I’m even sicker of the perverted mess the GOP has become.

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  29. Louise Dodson August 7, 2018

    Unlike Trump we will save the best for last

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  30. Larry Hale August 7, 2018

    Just keep telling yourself that if it makes you feel better, Sweetie!

    Reply
  31. Desert Dweller August 7, 2018

    Demshave won special elections in big red districts and states This past year. Total bullshit in the article

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  32. Judy Metcalf August 7, 2018

    Trump’s brash tactics? You mean tweeting, encouraging people to hate journalists? Not to mention ill thought out tariffs, ruination of farming. Too much to write here.

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  33. Fred Latimer August 7, 2018

    You wanna bet? Republican propaganda.

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  34. Rick Liebst August 7, 2018

    Actually here in Kansas I am encountering it more everyday. Mainly due to Trump. But sadly this has been coming ever since the neoconservatives.

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  35. M Courtney Perticaro August 7, 2018

    Such crap

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  36. Kathy Holley August 7, 2018

    Yes it is!

    Reply
  37. Carrie Beard August 7, 2018

    Yep. Nothing to worry about. Stay home, Republicans. It’s all good.

    Reply
  38. Clara Quinn August 7, 2018

    What a loser damn fool

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  39. Mike Davis August 7, 2018

    Citizen Truth? More like Citizen Denial. What a joke you are!

    Reply
  40. Wayne Moon August 7, 2018

    BS

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  41. Carroll Lunde August 7, 2018

    want to bet dictator in chief?

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  42. Fred Nightwalker August 7, 2018

    Wait turd ball. Hahahahahaha

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  43. Susan Dow August 7, 2018

    Good luck with that…I hope Trump and the GOP drown in the blue tsunami coming in November!

    Reply
  44. Jackie Zapp August 7, 2018

    Blue baby blue. F-U!

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  45. Jack Stewart August 7, 2018

    Blue Wave Tidey Bowl!

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  46. Elsa Johnson August 7, 2018

    Wrong. It’s coming

    Reply
  47. Hector Roldan August 7, 2018

    The wave is coming. Get a surfboard.

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  48. Gail Smartt August 7, 2018

    Even Citizen Truth’s disclaimer says it “does not guarantee accuracy” of its stories, aka “fake news.”

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  49. Roy Barnes August 7, 2018

    Citizens truth, you told me a while back that you wanted to be a site where all sides are heard, I guess that was another lie. You are just another trump Republican propaganda site. I will tell everyone on every post I see that you are liers just like trump! Shut this site down.

    Reply
  50. Olivia Braley August 7, 2018

    Tsunami coming. No wave.

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  51. Ron Folsom August 7, 2018

    Delusional

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  52. Michael S Gregory Sr. August 7, 2018

    This is why we as Americans must Elect Officials that are in the know and not their own self-interest and agenda.
    Republican Senatorial and House Representative only care about their own self-interest and not the interest of the Constituents that Elected them into Office.
    Remember November 6 of 2018 many Republican Senate Representative and House Seats will be up for re-election and must be Voted Out because they are only out for themselves and Lobbyist that pay them for their Interest and Not The Constituents.
    We Will Remember How You Republicans have Voted.

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  53. Nora Darst Walters August 7, 2018

    I hope and pray we finally get to end this horrible DJT nightmare

    Reply
  54. Melissa Heller-Booth August 7, 2018

    Ill thought out analysis by some fool with a cloudy crystal ball. Curious that this keeps popping up – like maybe they hope it will discourage democrats from voting?

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  55. Hector Flores August 7, 2018

    Vote Trumpsters out

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  56. Cindy Forne Johannesmeyer August 7, 2018

    Don’t count on it!

    Reply
  57. Rogelio Sotelo August 7, 2018

    Your time is running out TrumpNazi and I hope when you are gone the Democrat will hunt you down and put you in jail you SOB made through the shit hole of a whore .

    Reply
  58. Ray Duffett August 7, 2018

    VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO AND WE CAN GET RID OF THESE ASS HOLES

    Reply
  59. David Fletcher August 7, 2018

    Idiotic fascist nonsense.

    Reply
  60. Debi Vosburgh Thayer West August 7, 2018

    I’m voting BLUE and everyone I know is too!!!

    Reply
  61. Verna Schertz August 7, 2018

    US IS SICK OF TRUMP..

    Reply
  62. Gary Fuller August 7, 2018

    Dump trump18!

    Reply

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