What will next Tuesday bring?

[Benton]

(11-02-2018, 02:37 PM)Benton Wrote: At least for Kentucky, I think the Republican approach to taxes are going to hurt them. State GOP lawmakers keep bragging they cut taxes, but they offset that charging new taxes on services and goods, increasing the burden on lower/middle class.

(11-02-2018, 02:50 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: The tax cut isn't popular because middle and lower income folks haven't seen any real effect. That's why there isn't a ton of GOP messaging about it. 

(11-02-2018, 03:14 PM)Benton Wrote: In Kentucky, they changed tax rates around so that it lowered taxes on the top 5 percent of earners and offset it with new taxes on bottom earners, and sales taxes. It was a hike on 95% of the state, according to modest estimates. But they those lawmakers up for reelection are sticking with "we lowered taxes." At least at the federal level, Republicans are (mostly) saying "hey, look at this historic tax reform" without being too specific that it was just a break for top earners.

(11-02-2018, 05:47 PM)Belsnickel Wrote: I think one of the most frustrating bit of messaging we see is the lie that Democrats support open borders. There is not a Democrat running that supports open borders. There is support for enforcing our immigration laws, but that includes processing asylum claims rather than turning people away and ignoring their plight. If someone lacks a legitimate asylum claim then they should be returned, but instead of sending troops to the border, we should be allocating resources to the people processing these claims so that they can be processed quickly and effectively. The end result is the same but it is a more compassionate one. The whole fear mongering over immigration is annoying and dishonest, but it works on Republican voters as evidenced in the polls so it's what they'll do.

/rant

(11-02-2018, 06:25 PM)fredtoast Wrote: And how many people know that ICE does not have anything to do with securing the border.

A good reason given for reducing funding for ICE is to increase funds for border security, but 90% of Republicans have no clue.

(11-02-2018, 09:53 PM)bfine32 Wrote: Tried to move this into folks giving updates about their races, unfortunately, it has turned into how bad the GOP is and how stupid their voters are.

So, which part are you refuting?

That the GOP's tax cuts, by and large, didn't cut many taxes outside of top earners? Or that GOP candidates often run on the message that Democrats are running on an open border platform... even though that's not true?