# Trump's effect on upcoming Senate and House races

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-effect-on-upcoming-senate-and-house-races/754199>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [May 7, 2016, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-effect-on-upcoming-senate-and-house-races/754199 "2016-05-07T18:28:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Aspenglow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aspenglow/32/76_2.png) [@Aspenglow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aspenglow)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-effect-on-upcoming-senate-and-house-races/754199/101 "2016-08-14T04:47:42Z")

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> [@silenus](#):
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> That would be so sweet! I loathe that smarmy bastard.

Me, three. You really do need to get rid of that nasty crook.

I’m sure many here already read it, but if you missed this piece on Issa by The New Yorker in 2011, your skin will crawl after you’ve read it.

[Charming fellow, Darrell Issa](http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/01/24/dont-look-back-ryan-lizza).

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**Author:** ![adaher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@adaher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adaher)\
**Post date:** [August 14, 2016, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trumps-effect-on-upcoming-senate-and-house-races/754199/102 "2016-08-14T04:51:49Z")

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> [@Bridget\_Burke](#):
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> So, what heinous plots will these heroic obstructionists be saving us from? Not just by voting them down–but by preventing votes.
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> Please, paint us a picture of the horrors you fear…

For one, as I mentioned, Democrats probably don’t have the votes to restore earmarks.

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