Carly Fiorina Knows Trump Is Toxic For Congressional Republicans But Doesn't Say How Many Seats They'll Lose-- Here Are Around 40

Trump and his dumb-ass followers call mainstream media "fake news," although generally not Trump-TV (AKA, Fox News). And he watches Trump TV all day. So what do you think he thought of this day in the middle of his insanity about how only 25% of voters want him impeached? "Just over half of voters want President Trump impeached and removed from office, according to a Fox News Poll released Wednesday. A new high of 51 percent wants Trump impeached and removed from office, another 4 percent want him impeached but not removed, and 40 percent oppose impeachment altogether. In July, 42 percent favored impeachment and removal, while 5 percent said impeach but don't remove him, and 45 percent opposed impeachment. Since July, support for impeachment increased among voters of all stripes: up 11 points among Democrats, 5 points among Republicans, and 3 among independents. Support also went up among some of Trump's key constituencies, including white evangelical Christians (+5 points), white men without a college degree (+8), and rural whites (+10)." 12% of Trump voters, 28% of white evangelicals and 38% of rural whites are saying Trump should be impeached and removed from office-- all the impeachment process has barely begun!

Newsweek's James Walker reported how, according to Carly Fiorina, Trump has done "Lasting Damage" to the GOP. Whether you think Fiorina is a lunkhead or not, her point about Trump being an autocrat has plenty of merit. Here's the podcast where she made her charges against Trump. Perfect explanation of why Trump is such an existential threat to democracy and to our country. Horrible that Vladimir Putin recognized it and acted on it before any Republican Party leaders did: "I think he honestly believes his political self-interest is the nation's interests. That is the definition of an autocrat." She added that she "worked hard to ensure that he wouldn't be the Republican Party's nominee because I thought, and still think, that he has done lasting damage to the party."

Later in the interview, Fiorina argued that public opinion could lead Republicans in Congress to turn on the president. She pointed to recent polling that showed around 45 percent of Americans already backed impeachment.

"If the polls continue to move in favor of, at the very least, an impeachment inquiry, you may see more politicians speak out," she said.

She also called the transcript of Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "crystal clear" and "pretty black-and-white."

During the call, Trump told Zelensky, "I would like you to do us a favor, though," and later urged the Ukrainian president to investigate former Vice President Joe Biden and Biden's son.

"You have a president asking a foreign government to dig up dirt on his political opponent," Fiorina said of the transcript, which was released to the public on September 25, following a whistleblower complaint regarding the call. "This is, at the very least, conduct unbecoming a president-- and, at the very most, it is an absolute equating by the president of the nation's interests with his political self-interest."

...Fiorina's views on the Mueller report were similar. She said she had read the 448-page document released in April "cover to cover" and called Trump's conduct "unbecoming" of a president.

...Asked about Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and her decision to launch an impeachment inquiry against Trump, Fiorina came out in support of the Democratic leader. She said Pelosi had handled the inquiry "extremely well," adding that the speaker had been "sober" and "mindful of public opinion."

The dismal leadership of Cheri Bustos and her pathetic team of conservative establishment incompetents at the DCCC will probably protect dozens of House Republicans from the righteous wrath of anti-Trump voters. But not all of them, especially not in the case of independent-minded candidates who basically just ignore the DCCC and its front groups. The DCCC supports right-of-center corrupt corporate candidates with immense sums of money, but generally refuses to help progressives-- or, even worse, sabotages and undermines progressive caandidates' campaigns. The 2020 Blue America congressional thermometer on the right is where you can contribute to the campaigns of bona fide progressives all across the country. Please consider helping any of them as much as you can-- and pass it along to your friends. These Republican incumbents below are the hardcore Trump enablers who always vote for his reactionary agenda and who are most vulnerable next year-- along with their 2018 win numbers:

Jennifer Christie is the progressive Democrat running for the open House seat in the suburbs and exurbs north of Indianapolis. Earlier this evening she asked "What if we invested in solving the climate crisis, health care for all, education, innovation, and targeted our spending to reflect our values and solving our toughest problems? Where would we be?  We would be healthier, smarter, and a world-leading problem solver. Instead we are wasting our money and harming ourselves by spending on endless wars that do not even make us safer or more secure. It’s time to re-evaluate; let’s spend our money on what works for America. We can fix our economy, solve the climate crisis. and more. Our budget should reflect our goals and our values and it’s up to Congress to assure that it does.

• CA-01- Doug LaMalfa- 54.9%
• CA-22- Devin Nunes- 52.7%
• CA-50- Duncan Hunter (likely to lose his primary; going to jail)- 51.8%
• FL-15- Ross Spano- 53.0%
• FL-16- Vern Buchanan- 54.6%
• FL-18- Brian Mast- 54.3%
• GA-07- Rob Woodall (retiring)- 50.1%
• IL-12- Mike Bost- 51.8%
• IL-13- Rodney Davis- 50.5%
• IN-05- Susan Brooks (retiring)- 56.8%
• IA-04- Steve King- 50.4%
• KS-02- Steve Watkins- 48.1%
• KY-06- Andy Barr- 51.0%
• MI-06- Fred Upton- 50.2%
• MI-07- Tim Walberg- 53.8%
• MN-01- Jim Hagedorn- 50.2%
• MN-08- Peter Stauber- 50.8%
• MO-02- Ann Wagner- 51.3%
• Montana- Greg Gianforte (retiring)- 50.9%
• NE-02- Don Bacon- 51.0%
• NY-01- Lee Zeldin- 52.5%
• NY-02- Peter King- 53.3%
• NY-24- John Katko- 53.1%
• NY-27- Chris Collins (retired; going to prison)- 49.4%
• NC-02- George Holding- 51.4%
• NC-13- Ted Budd- 51.6%
• OH-01- Steve Chabot- 51.8%
• PA-01- Brian Fitzpatrick- 51.3%
• PA-10- Scott Perry- 51.4%
• PA-16- Mike Kelly- 51.5%
• TX-02- Dan Crenshaw- 52.9%
• TX-10- Michael McCaul- 50.9%
• TX-21- Chip Roy- 50.3%
• TX-22- Pete Olson (retiring)- 51.4%
• TX-23- Will Hurd (retiring)- 49.2%
• TX-24- Kenny Marchant (retiring)- 50.7%
• TX-25- Roger Williams- 53.6%
• TX-31- John Carter- 50.6%
• VA-05- Denver Riggleman- 53.3%
• WA-03- Jaime Herrera Beutler- 52.9%

This must really sting-- at least one person on the list