Trump touts GOP primary victors as 'the team we want' for midterms

[DonViejo]

Source: Politico



By STEPHANIE MURRAY 08/15/2018 09:57 AM EDT

The winners of Tuesday night's Republican primaries across the country are "the team we want" heading into November's midterm elections, President Donald Trump wrote online Wednesday morning, throwing his support behind several GOP winners.

"Great Republican election results last night. So far we have the team we want. 8 for 9 in Special Elections. Red Wave!" Trump said in a tweet.

Tuesday's primaries were especially busy in Wisconsin, where Leah Vukmir bested Kevin Nicholson in a tense GOP primary to unseat first-term Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, while Gov. Scott Walker cruised to the Republican nomination in his reelection campaign. In southeast corner of the state, Bryan Steil won the GOP nomination in Wisconsin's 1st Congressional District, the seat House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) will vacate at the end of the year.

On Twitter, Trump congratulated Vukmir on her "great win" and threw in a dig at Baldwin, writing that the GOP Senate nominee will "make a fantastic Senator after winning in November against someone who has done very little." Of Steil, who will face Democrat Randy Bryce in November's election, the president wrote that he "will be replacing a great guy in Paul Ryan, and your win in November will make the entire State of Wisconsin very proud."



Read more: https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/15/trump-endorses-gop-primary-winners-778294

[at140]

1. Turnout does not bear out his prediction

Democratic voter turnout outpaced republicans in most states.

[LakeSuperiorView]

2. He might have a point.

They could be the team we want running on the R side on the general ballot as well. In general, and in the general, Losers.

Incomplete results (99.93% reporting) in Minnesota, the Republican Governor's candidates garnered only 35% of the total vote. With no crossover voting allowed (vote either D or R in all races, declared party affiliation doesn't matter), the other races should have similar numbers. The precinct I worked had just under 26% turnout as opposed to an average 12% turnout since 2000 for primary elections.

[winstars]

4. Thanks for that information... nt

[dalton99a]

3. Go out and campaign for them, lazy asshole

[jcgoldie]

5. He's got TV to watch

And tweets to twit.

[Tiggeroshii]

6. Does he know there are Nazis on this team?

Oh who am I kidding? Of course he does...