In Trump's shadow, Republican suburban slide shows little sign of slowing

By artappraiser on Wed, 11/06/2019 - 6:55pm |

The last time Democrats controlled the government in Delaware County, a suburb of Philadelphia, the U.S. Civil War had just ended.'

But on Tuesday, Democrats ended a century and a half of Republican dominance. In two other Philadelphia-area suburbs, they captured Chester County’s board of commissioners for the first time in history and seized control of Bucks County’s board of commissioners for the first time since the 1980s.

The Democratic gains in Pennsylvania, a state crucial to U.S. President Donald Trump’s election in 2016, suggest Republicans have yet to staunch the bleeding in the suburbs, where voters have increasingly revolted against Trump’s heated rhetoric.

The results should “scare” Republicans ahead of the November 2020 election, said Douglas Heye, a strategist who previously worked for the Republican National Committee.“More and more data suggests we’re seeing a flight away from Republicans in suburban areas,” Heye said.

There were warning signs in other historically Republican strongholds as well [....]

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https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-republican/in-trumps-shadow-republican-suburban-slide-shows-little-sign-of-slowing-idUSKBN1XG2PJ

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tweet from ...Former Chief of Staff and campaign manager to U.S. Sen. Leader Mitch McConnell. Husband, Dad, GOP commentator:

Taking a step back from KY and looking at all the elections last night, GOP should be most concerned about what happened in local elections in Chester, Delaware and Bucks County, PA last night. That is genuinely alarming if you know the voting history.
— Josh Holmes (@HolmesJosh) November 6, 2019

by artappraiser on Wed, 11/06/2019 - 7:02pm

Here's the new chairman of the Pennsylvania Republican party in a speech on Oct. 28:

Tabas Touts Trump Message at PA Press Club

By John Cole, Managing Editor @ PoliticsPa.com, Oct. 28

[....] During his first appearance at the Pennsylvania Press Club Luncheon since taking over the reigns of the PAGOP, he praised the effect Trump has had on the state and launched some lofty goals for various 2020 races.

“I know tough challenges,” Tabas, a Philadelphia Republican, said. “Tough challenges don’t frighten me and I assure you today that I am not afraid of supporting and getting President Trump reelected next year here in Pennsylvania.”

Tabas painted a picture of a party united behind Trump, who became the first Republican to carry the state since 1988 by narrowly winning over Sec. Hillary Clinton, and a president with widespread support.

“We have a rockstar as our candidate and as our president,” Tabas said.

Tabas pointed to the crowd sizes at rallies and the current low unemployment rate as proof that there is enthusiasm for Trump to win a second term [....]

by artappraiser on Wed, 11/06/2019 - 7:08pm

Here's the scintallating comments to the above PoliticsPA article:

7 thoughts on “Tabas Touts Trump Message at PA Press Club”

gulag Pittsburgh says:

October 29, 2019 at 10:01 pm

PA’s chief Nazi rants for his fuhrer.
The Huckabeast says:

October 28, 2019 at 9:12 pm

Lock him up and deport his anchor baby wife.
1. Philly Voter says:
  
  October 29, 2019 at 12:34 am
  
  Wow, the “tolerant left” smearing an immigrant. You should work for WaPo
  1. gulag Pittsburgh says:
    
    October 29, 2019 at 10:00 pm
    
    Nope. Smearing a skank.
CASR says:

October 28, 2019 at 8:52 pm

This guy is an enormous cuck.
David Diano says:

October 28, 2019 at 5:17 pm

““With all due respect to all of you here today, it’s in my view because the media is underreporting and misreporting the president.”

Tabas: With all due respect… they are reporting on WHAT COMES OUT OF HIS F*CKING MOUTH and what he tweets. It’s VERY bad for him when people see what he actually says, as opposed to right-wing attempts to cover-up what he said or make ridiculous claims about alternate meanings.

The Ukrainian call transcript is pretty solid evidence of abuse of power. Hiding on the super-classified server is a cover-up and obstruction.

BTW, Trump’s been violating emoluments since he before he was sworn in.
FormerGOPer says:

October 28, 2019 at 5:11 pm

And by rockstar you mean serial liar, adulterer and likely felon, then yeah Trump is a rockstar.

by artappraiser on Wed, 11/06/2019 - 7:13pm

retweeted by Rick Wilson:

.@therickwilson: "Trump proved this week that big rallies, big talk, and bad campaigns are a recipe for electoral disaster, and alienated suburban voters are a dagger in the heart of the GOP. For Republicans, you are... fucked" https://t.co/uHonVljkIm
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) November 6, 2019

by artappraiser on Wed, 11/06/2019 - 7:17pm

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