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To: Brumar89 who wrote (1060483)	3/14/2018 8:55:34 PM
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.... “What happens in 2019 if Democrats are in control of the House?” There are two considerations: A. Trump’s agenda — the one shaped by people like Stephen Miller — becomes that much more difficult to achieve. Should Democrats take back the House, they will control the appropriations process. Trump, should he not get funding (that Mexico should be paying for, right??) for his border wall this year, he can forget it if Pelosi controls the purse strings. B. The GOP agenda will likely take a hit when Trump starts cutting deals with House Democrats. Trump is not a conservative. He’s barely a Republican. What Trump is more than anything else, is a brand. The guy who makes deals. He’s transactional. He values compliments and praises more than anything else. His little stunt in front of members of Congress where he pretended he was standing up to the NRA and made Dianne Feinstein giggle like a schoolgirl by suggesting he’d sign her so-called “assault weapons” ban, was all about getting positive headlines in the wake of the Parkland, Florida massacre. He wants the praise, and he’ll cut deals with Pelosi just to get the accolades. The other consideration to keep in mind is just how toxic Trump’s brand of politics has become for Republicans. Think about it for just a moment. Unemployment is down. GDP is up. The stock market is up. Gas prices are still relatively low. People are paying less in taxes. All of it should amount to approval ratings in the 50’s for President Trump. Instead, he still sits in the low 40’s. Maybe, just maybe, that bombastic, off the cuff, shoot from the hip style is not working as well as people think. redstate.com