The Republican Party can breathe
easier now that North Carolina’s 3rd and 9th congressional districts
are seating Republicans—at least until the 2020 elections.
Greg Murphy coasted to a
comparatively easy victory in our 3rd district, which has voted
Republican reliably for many years. But Dan Bishop’s win was a close one; next
year he may not enjoy another bump from President Trump who rallied the troops
on the eve of last week’s election. The GOP has every reason to worry,
considering Trump’s fall in his North Carolina favorability ratings from 52% to
47%.
The president can take credit for a
robust economy resulting from his business-friendly tax cuts and deregulation.
That one factor alone should guarantee his re-election. But Donald Trump’s falling
popularity outside of his base indicates that he has not been able to overcome
his worst enemy: Donald Trump.
The three leaders among Democrat
candidates to replace him in the White House are a doddering old man and two
radical socialists. In ordinary times an incumbent president with a solid
economy behind him should be able to flick off those three challengers like
dandruff off his lapel. Yet, all three lead him in head-to-head polls. Why? The
same reason Republicans lost the House in 2018: more and more Americans are
growing tired of a shallow, ignorant leader whose giant ego prevents him from
taking advice from associates who often have a far better grasp of the issues
than he does. Rather than listen to them, he dismisses them.
John Bolton is the latest victim of
the president’s vainglorious belief in his own superiority. As a pugnacious National
Security Advisor, Bolton had his detractors in Washington, but the five
countries cheering loudest at his demise are China, Russia, North Korea, Iran,
and Venezuela. Think about that.
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