It was an eye-opening paragraph this morning from Axios’ Mike Allen:
President Trump is slowly but surely giving Democrats an increasing shot at winning the House and Senate in 2018. If this happened, the House would surely move to impeach him.
And that’s the endgame. Having a majority in the House and Senate would most likely be the only way that Donald Trump would be removed from office. Sure, the Mueller investigation is far from complete but after Trump’s Dixie disaster with Roy Moore, the Democrats suddenly see blood in the water. The enthusiasm for the midterm election is way up. But it will be an election about more than just winning a majority. They want to stop the Trump train in its tracks.
Doug Jones’ stunning win in Alabama is a wake up call for Democrats who were down for the count just 12 months ago. The message is: if they can win in Alabama, they can compete anywhere. The math is problematic but standby for an energized women’s movement the likes of which this country may not have seen. Ah, the irony if it were to be a wave of women elected to Congress that spelled the political end of Donald Trump. If it doesn’t happen it won’t be for lack of trying. More women than ever are running. According to the Center for American Women and Politics, 353 are already running for Congress in the 2018 midterm elections. In 2016 it was 272, and we still have a long way to go.
And if the Alabama story holds true to form, we will also see a higher turnout in the African American vote, especially women. In Alabama, 98% of African American women voted for Doug Jones. It’s the reason there is no Senator Roy Moore.
A conversation with Rep. Keith Ellison about the Democrats re-taking Congress via The Atlantic.