Turning The Ballot Box Against Republicans

You're a moron = Trump. Bigot.

Republicans braced for a difficult, high-stakes campaign in the heart of Trump country as Tennessee Democrats nominated a popular former governor to run for the state’s open Senate seat.

Phil Bredesen won the Democratic nomination Thursday, giving his party its best chance of a statewide general election victory in more than a decade. He has presented himself as an affable centrist willing to work with President Trump, and his presence on the ballot forces the GOP to play defense on its home turf as the party seeks to preserve a narrow 51-to-49 Senate majority.

Win by centrist Democrat has GOP bracing for tough Senate fight in Tenn.

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Republicans braced for a difficult, high-stakes campaign in the heart of Trump country as Tennessee Democrats nominated a popular former governor to run for the state’s open Senate seat.

Phil Bredesen won the Democratic nomination Thursday, giving his party its best chance of a statewide general election victory in more than a decade. He has presented himself as an affable centrist willing to work with President Trump, and his presence on the ballot forces the GOP to play defense on its home turf as the party seeks to preserve a narrow 51-to-49 Senate majority.

That will work in Tennessee but I hope a bill(s) don't come down to the wire and a fellow "willing to work with Trump" ends up hurting the democrat agenda. I can see why this stratergy will work in these red states, I only hope it don't backfire.

BTW, These Mexicans work on our farms and restaurants to produce our foods and to serve them.

They are a necessary labor force to keep our farms in business to produce our foods, and to serve in the restaurant business where others do not seek work. You won't see many whites working on our farms.
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-farmers-depend-on-illegal-immigrants-100541644/162082.html

Farms can be serviced by machines in many cases.

That still doesn't eliminate human labor. Packing and processing fruits and vegetables require human labor.

Those who labor on our farms don't earn enough to pay for shelter and food. The average wage is around $30,000/year.

Say an immigration bill came up, those kinds of votes nearly always come down to partisan votes. If there are hold-outs, democrats could lose the vote if republicans are able to work on those who are more moderate.

Centrist politicians are frustrating for the people on the far left or far right, but considering that over half the country considers themselves in the center, they are representing a huge population.

President Trump is set to visit Ohio on Saturday as Republicans scramble to hang onto a reliably red seat in a must-win special House election next week, the final one before November's midterms.

Polls show a dead-even race between Republican Troy Balderson and Democrat Danny O’Connor in a district that Trump won by 11 points in 2016. The seat, previously held by retired Rep. Pat Tiberi (R), has been held by Republicans since 1980.

But Democrats smell a win in the special election on Tuesday, one, they believe, will portend a blue wave to come in the November midterms. Democrats need to flip 23 seats, many in suburban districts that resemble Ohio 12th district, to take back the House.

While many Republicans still believe state senator Balderson will eke out a win, they’ve been forced to spend millions defending the seat in a difficult political environment. Polls nationwide have shown Trump’s popularity in only the mid-40s, while voters have expressed a desire for a check on the White House ahead of the midterms.

Trump is now personally stepping into the fray. He will address a rally in the Columbus suburbs on Saturday evening with one primary goal: gin up excitement among the Republican base, where he remains widely popular, and match the strong enthusiasm by Democrats.

Democrats have performed well in special elections this cycle, particularly in states and districts that haven’t gone blue in decades. That has included an Alabama special Senate election late last year where Sen. Doug Jones (D) defeated Republican Roy Moore, who faced allegations that he had pursued romantic and sexual relationships with women decades his junior, including one who was a minor at the time.

More stunningly, Rep. Conor Lamb (D) defeated Republican Rick Saccone in a March special election held in a Pennsylvania district that Trump won by 20 points.

The Pennsylvania race has raised hope among Democrats that O'Connor, the Franklin County recorder, can pull off a similar feat this time around.

Like Lamb in Pennsylvania, O’Connor is directly appealing to more moderate Republicans and has avoided making Trump a target of his campaign. Instead, he has campaigned heavily on preserving Medicare and Social Security and on local issues.

Farm work is seasonal, and people must find other work when there are no jobs on the farms.