The Republican party is no longer the Party of the Conservatives (but not all!) The Impeachment 'Trial' may actually point this one out if the Dems can get the goods (wishful thinking - something I am REALLY good at!).
The truth is that revenues are up. Revenues have been bolstered, by a LOT, by tariffs, attacks on Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare. Its interesting. We are now experiencing the longest economic growth in history. Some of it may well be supported by changes in regulations, anyway, its a fact.

Its also a fact that most other economies are not doing all that well and seem to be getting worse and worse. There are also signs that we may also experiencing a bubble. The simple fact is that what goes up also goes down. That is a truism that is absolutely correct. We now have, we are told, the lowest unemployment figures in the history of the nation. That may be right or wrong but the figures are GOOD!

All that being said there is another truism here and that is that "voters vote their wallets". That too is right on, they do! Now for another fact. The Democrats have NEVER beaten the Republicans when there is a really good economy and we have one right now. I know, I understand about living wages, 3 jobs, etc. The problem, from a Democratic standpoint is that they still vote their wallets AND the simple fact that they can actually get 3 jobs! Wallets are all the same, thin or thick - that too is a simple fact.

Several months ago I wrote something about the Dems using the term "Socialist" and got ripped for it. Now its coming home to roost and The Dems own it and its going to seriously cost them. I don't think there is any doubt about that. There have been a lot of talk about "Democratic" Socialism and how its different and the big result of all that is - ZIP! Socialism has been a cause for a very long time. I am not sure but I suspect that its failed everytime its been actually tried. Hitler, for instance, was a "National Socialist Workers Party" (didn't work well). Words have power.

Oh, the latest figures also note that those who are college educated support Dems and them that are not support Trump. This is not unusual for a populist who can play with truth/lies well and is a historic fact. Its just the way it is. When you got a problem with a populist you have to face it right on. The Dems, to may way of thinking, haven't really done that and they will pay that price too. They can still win if they can get out the vote, especially the vote of the independents, and they are so busy talking to each other that they seem to be forgetting that little truth.

I should also mention that I tried getting rich on Predictit (gambling on politics) and lost my shirt so all of my blather ...........