Q- Why are the Democrats running in 2018?
A- To impeach President Trump
This is an unpopular position. Over 55% of the electirate thinks this is a bad idea and only 38% wants it. The notion of impeachment is becoming so unpopular that the generic Congressional ballot flipped from D+16 in February to R+1 in May.
You don’t have to like the President to want Congress to actually start working with him. The President is actually gaining in popularity because of the tax cuts. As the President is gaining confidence from the electorate, Republican House candidates should ask their Democratic House opponents is they plan to impeach him.
Arguments are made that Trump is incredibly unpopular in California but California is a big and diverse state. The North County San Diego Congressional District (49th) has a ton of veterans, Veterans are substantially more supportive of the President than the general population. Harkey, Chavez, and Gaspar should be hammering home the message that, whether you like or hate President Trump, impeachment is unwarranted and too extreme. They should emphasize that economic growth is responding to the Republican tax cuts and the American military is stronger today than it was two years ago.
Qudrat, Veltmyer, and Horst should do the same thing in the business-friendly central coastal district (52). That district relies on military spending and is benefiting from Trump’s regulatory relief. People vote their pocketbook and Republican candidates should point out that Scott Peters is pandering to the OB Rag crowd when he calls for Trump’s impeachment.
Today’s Democratic House candidates have been radicalized and fooled into believing that a “Blue Wave” is coming in November. It’s our job to point out that (thankfully) that Blue Wave has collapsed. We need to get Republicans to the polls and our candidates need to remind the indpendents that impeachment is a radical idea