The Republican resistance to the $2,000 checks idea is interesting. Trump has brought in a ton of new voters to the GOP but most mainstream Republicans still balk at embracing the more populist economic policies these voters like.
Trump has had very little success in this regard. He has by and large been unable to get mainstream Republicans to embrace his economic policies.
Even Republican Senators like Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson, who represent states where Trump did better than your average Republican, aren't rushing to embrace this stuff.
Nor is Rob Portman in Ohio.
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@MichaelDuncan is (purposely) leaving out a tiny little detail. His party spent $0 in those states because they're not competitive.
When you say x race was closer than Kentucky, you're not to be taken seriously. People who use that comparison are arguing in bad faith because they're purposely ignoring partisanship.
Much changed between 2012 and 2020. While the WWC voters in the midwest get all the attention, Democrats saw huge dropoffs with them in timber country too. Biden did 4% better than Obama thanks to his considerable gains in Seattle Metro. He also held his own out east.
People are upset about crowdfunding a poll because this is the internet. It's not the end of the world but some people sure act like it is.
It's not anyone's business to decide how others spend their money.
It's certainly not my place to lecture others on how to spend their money. I don't care enough to do so. I'm not actively worried about what others spend their money on. Now I'd prefer it if everyone spent their money on me instead but hey, that's just my opinion.
Compared to Obama's reelection win, a lot of Democratic Senate candidates did quite poorly this year. Several Dem incumbents considerably underperformed him. On the other hand, candidates like Mark Kelly and Barbara Bollier had terrific performances.