VICENTE GONZALEZ HAS THE INSIGHT TO UNDERSTAND TRUMP'S NEXT FOUR YEARS - THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WOULD DO WELL TO LISTEN TO OUR CONGRESSMAN

I know the simpletons will say Gonzalez complaining the losses by the Democrats on abortion and transgender rights, means he is not on board, but that is not what he is saying at all.

He is saying it seems all the Democrats cared about was abortion and transgender rights and therefor the working class was unimportant.  Had the real energy been on the working class, with abortion and transgender rights as secondary issues, the Democrats would have won the House.  It is also possible Donald Trump never would have won the LRGV.

FROM THE TEXAS TRIBUNE

"No. 1: Don’t tell him how to handle his business, he’s going to represent his district the way he knows is best. And No. 2: Clean up your own act.

In a recent interview with The Texas Tribune, the four-term Democratic congressman, with a penchant for going rogue, took a shiv to the Democratic playbook. He said the party’s fixation on abortion this cycle was “lazy” and out of touch with his majority-Catholic district. He urged the party to, in some cases, soften its defenses of transgender rights, even if that means voting against the Democratic base. He said Democrats had insufficiently attacked Republicans on economic issues. And he said the Democrats were plagued with “incompetence” in gauging the driving issues for voters in districts like his."

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"Gonzalez said his ability to see the social conservatism of his district and knowing when to break from the national party helped preserve his place in Congress.

“I told the entire caucus, don’t ever try to whip me again because I know my district better than anybody in this room,” Gonzalez said. “Having me 97% of the time is better than having my opponent 100% of the time. "

The National Democrats need to tell all House Members Vicente Gonzalez is the model they must follow.

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Here is the thing not in the press.  It is very telling about how Trump may not be able to rule as he pleases.

California is counting the final mail ballots like snails.  They are still counting in CA-13, and CA-45.  The incumbents in both are Republicans, but with just a handful of ballots left in both the Democrat is winning.  In CA-13, the Democrat took the lead today.

If just one of these two go to the Democrats, then the House will remain unchanged.  Each side would have lost 8 seats and gained 8 seats.

Although held by Republicans these are not MAGA districts.  They are districts which respond to how they are treated by the elected official. 

There are many districts both Democrat and Republican wherein the winner won by a hair.

POLITICS IS LOCAL

The Republicans may have a lead of 4 members.  That is not enough for a MAGA majority.  The people who only won by a hair are going to be paying attention to how their constituency feels about Trump's policies.  Knowing they can be voted out in 2 years they may not be willing to go with Trump's policies

Remember 5 Republican Senators lead the battle to end Matt Gaetz's nomination as AG.  One was Rand Paul, and another is a Senator elect from Utah.  Trump learned he has no real mandate on every issue.  Without the votes from Congress, he has nothing.