Quote from bigdavediode:
I'm going to repost this in case someone with two neurons to rub together wants to take a crack at it:
It isn't the "media." The same old same old GOP playbook is obsolete. Spouting the same old messages (such as guilt by association) doesnât consistently work anymore, even in some of the nationâs reddest districts.
The loss of three straight special elections, in once solidly Republican districts cannot be explained simply by âbad candidatesâ, the media, or by being out-organized. They are canaries in the coal mine.
The political atmosphere facing House Republicans this November is the worst since Watergate and is far more toxic than the fall of 2006 when they lost thirty seats (and the majority) and came within a couple of percentage points of losing another fifteen seats.
Without some meaningful changes in direction, the GOP is heading for losses bordering on another twenty seats in the House and up to a half dozen Senate seats.
The Republican brand is in the trash can. If it were a dog food, they would take it off the shelf.