The biggest problem with that sort of "reasoning" is the liberals aren't in the White House, they don't control either of the Houses of Congress, and what they do does not readily affect the lives of all of the US population. Instead of vainly pointing fingers at others, the GOP would do better to take care of their own shortcomings and failures, particularly the enormous one in the Oval Office. Basically, it boils down to: don't tell us how bad the others outside are, tell us how you're going to fix the mess you created. We can deal with the liberals when they are in power...
As far as winning goes, the margins were far narrower than seen in prior elections and indicates an erosion of support in the GOP base. This erosion is troubling because it shows no sign of reversal; if the GOP faces even more Trump-caused failures and debacles, the trend could, and most likely, will get worse. Also, it should be pointed out that not only did the DEMs spend whopping amounts of money in the special election, so did, if not more so, did the GOP, not only expending monies but also putting several out-of-district GOP notables on the campaign phone lines or on the stump. In the 2018 mid-terms, where all 435 House seats and 33 Senate seats are up for election, the ability to throw so much effort and manpower to all the campaigns with the effectiveness seen in the concentrated efforts in the special elections will be impossible...
Then there is the growing GOP suburbs problem:
The GOP’s Suburban Nightmare --
http://www.politico.com/magazine/sto...ghtmare-215289
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Karen Handel’s Georgia special-election victory Tuesday enabled the GOP to kick the can down the road, but not for long. The same Atlanta suburbs that once produced Republicans like Newt Gingrich voted for Clinton in November. They followed up a few months later by nearly sending a 30-year-old, first-time Democratic candidate to Congress. Republicans may be gloating now, but it’s an ominous sign for the 2018 midterm elections, when control of the House is likely to hinge on roughly two or three dozen suburban districts currently held by the GOP.
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Here is an interesting analysis of the Trump woes:
You’d Be Scared if You Were Donald Trump, Too --
http://foreignpolicy.com/2017/06/22/...trump-too/amp/
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