Something truly amazing is happening before our eyes: A skilled arsonist named Donald Trump has doused a major political party in kerosene and set it aflame—all the while convincing most of its members to remain aboard and get burnt to a cinder with him. And one charred victim of this conflagration may well be Speaker Paul Ryan and his majority in the House of Representatives.
A new poll shows just how hot the fire has gotten. According to a survey from NBC and the Wall Street Journal taken in the wake of Trump’s “Access Hollywood” hot mic tape, voters now say they’d prefer to see Democrats control Congress by a 49-42 margin. That’s up from just a 48-45 edge a month ago, but more crucially, it’s also right around the mark we’d need in the national popular vote to take back the House.
The same poll finds Hillary Clinton punishing Trump by a huge 46-35 spread, which again is an increase from her 43-37 lead in September. That means we know The Donald is directly responsible for the downballot singing that the GOP is experiencing, and given his behavior in Sunday night’s debate and subsequently, we also know he’s not going to put away the matches—ever.
That’s why we’re going to take advantage of the unique opportunity Trump offers. Daily Kos has already endorsed 11 candidates for the House who are all running in the kind of difficult races that we’ll need to prevail in if we’re to win the 30 seats we need to recapture the majority. Now we’re adding three more to our slate.
Can you chip in $1 to each of three new endorsed candidates and help take back the House?