HOPELESS LAMENT:...Republican Freefall Now A Show Of Desperation...Local GOP Candidates In Full Disarray...Figurehead Reptilian Trump Still All About Trump...None Of It A Good Sign For November...

 

By DUARDO PAZ-MARTINEZ

McALLEN, Texas |...Across the board, Republicans these days are more a gang of scooting field rats than any leaders the country could ever vote for or follow. It's now a crowded boat sinking in slow-motion. Desperation grips the party like never before. Local GOP candidates gasp for air. They know.

They know something's up and it's not good.

Recent national polling has angry figurehead leader Donald J. Trump slowly dropping in favorable ratings. His recent conviction in New York is now a clear mark of shame and disgust. The mess is rolling downhill and now affecting Republican down-ballot candidates.

They have no message, other than "Support Trump."

It's not enough to win The White House. At risk are a load of other congressional seats, both in the House and the Senate. We'll say it: Make no mistake, this is a political party in the latter stages of killer cancer. They know it and that's why they go nuts in speeches and media talk shows.

That meeting with Republicans in Washington, D.C. called by Trump yesterday was another sign of impending disaster. Like unsociable mice, Republicans did their best to look united, but the farce failed, as their leader let them know why he was there and what the game plan will be.

From axios.com: [ Lawmakers billed the meetings with the ex-president as part of an effort to boost GOP ranks in Congress and help Trump get a jump on his policy agenda should he win back the White House in November.

But Trump made clear in his remarks Thursday that securing his own re-election was at the forefront of his mind. ]

Again, he said. Trump cares only about his race and winning it. Every other Republican is on his or her own. Yeah, go tell Henny Penny to go tell Turkey Lurkey that Trump is in town. Falling, but in town.

Local Republican candidates Mayra Flores (34th Congressional District aspirant shown in photo at right) and first term, ever-shopping incumbent Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (neighboring 15th District) have stopped mentioning Trump in speeches and on social media.

Suddenly for both, the contests in November are all about helping the valley's "abuelitos" with their needs and social security. They have decided to bring the election home, to do for and talk about issues affecting and befuddling South Texans.

It's too little, too late...

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