(#6149) The republicans in Tennessee are still having trouble seeing the problem

      The unmasking of trump is pretty clear to a lot of folks but apparently not enough republicans to move forward. With all the truths and facts of trumps actual words and actions the republican party is still clinging to him. I know he has a connection with them that is strong but after so many harms he has created you would think that his popularity with them would dramatically wane. It has waned a little bit as the results in yesterdays election showed but the problem is with only waning a bit is that he is still confident in his ability to harm without recourse. That trump will undoubtedly create more harms, maybe next time there is an opportunity republicans will tell him no.
     What is encouraging is that every county in the heavily gerrymandered seventh congressional district in Tennessee shifted toward the democratic candidate from the previous election. Not enough to swing the election to her but with that swing a warning sign was revealed. The race last night should not have been that close given historical voting patterns in that district. Yet it was much closer than republicans had wanted. The shift is because some voters in that district are not satisfied with the direction and actions of trump that he is currently pursuing. At least that is something to draw on when the next special election occurs next year. If anything it shows that the trump republican party is on the decline and democrats have a golden opportunity to benefit.
     As I see it and given trumps penchant for seeing any victory as an affirmation of his agenda things will only get worse for republican voters. They thought that trump would protect them and what they are finding is that trump doesn't care about them. Eventually they will get a clearer focus on the truth of things as their pocketbooks continue to shrink. Elections have mainly always been about the economy and as our current economy implodes in on itself the inevitable is just around the corner. I expect then that the republican voter will realize that they have been hoodwinked and make the appropriate adjustments going forward.