Maddow reporting that Repug Barbara Comstock, Virginia. not pleased with Trump's no pay raise for

[riversedge]

Federal employees. She said Barbara was fighting to keep her said [I have not been following her so do not know the situation]. Seems she has lots of Fed employees in her district. Here is Comstock's Tweet:

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

Robert McCartney Verified account @McCartneyWP
7h7 hours ago

Robert McCartney Retweeted AP Politics

This won't go over well with all those federal employees in Barbara Comstock's district.

Robert McCartney added,
AP Politics
Verified account @AP_Politics
BREAKING: Trump cancels pay raises for most federal employees set to take effect in January, citing budget.
4 replies 9 retweets 19 likes

Link to tweet

[Kingofalldems]

1. That seat will be taken by us.

[riversedge]

3. The last tweet claims Comstock is losing in the polls.

Replying to @RepComstock

Too little too late! Fugetaboutit! Time to vote for Jennifer Lynn Wexton!
0 replies 0 retweets 10 likes

TJ Rubley
‏ @tj_rubley
3h3 hours ago

Replying to @RepComstock

Don't worry Barb, your replacement will take care of it
0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes

AShifflett
‏ @AShifflettguy
4h4 hours ago

Replying to @RepComstock

Bet you said nothing to Trump.
0 replies 0 retweets 6 likes

Edward DeRuiter
‏ @edwardderuiter
4h4 hours ago

Replying to @RepComstock

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA like the voters are gonna be "I mean I suppose she did do that press release..."

The last poll was Monmouth 2 months ago and it was Wexton +9 what do you think the next one looks like after today?

[spanone]

2. trump will blame the Democrats and his base will buy it.....

[spooky3]

5. Yes, but there aren't many in her district that would

fall in that category. This is a suburban district and conservatives and moderates who live there “get” what it would mean for Dems to retake Congress.

[LandOfHopeAndDreams]

6. Fuck His Base!

His "base" is going to believe any Bullshit he feeds them.

Nixon still had over 25% approval when he resigned in disgrace.

The base won't leave even if Drumpf shoots a Pregnant Born Again Christian Gun Owner on 5th Avenue.

Don't worry about his fucking base, they are not going anywhere no matter what happens.

[spooky3]

4. Her district is getting bluer, and the Republicans there

Are highly educated professionals, for the most part. So she’s been in trouble for several years, despite terrible gerrymandering in VA. This may be the straw that breaks the camel’s back.

[riversedge]

8. Thanks for information: 🌊🌊🌊 #FlipItBlue #BlueWave2018 #VoteThemOUT

[riversedge]

7. Snarky Bill Kristol comment......

Terri Starkey Retweeted
Bill Kristol
‏Verified account @BillKristol
4h4 hours ago

Bill Kristol Retweeted Zeke Miller

I assume there’ll be a move to overturn this in Congress by adding the pay raise to the CR Congress has to pass before Sep. 30. Great issue for Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-VA-10) to take lead on. And in Senate, a tough vote for Ted Cruz (lots of civilian federal workers in TX).

Bill Kristol added,
Zeke Miller Verified account @ZekeJMiller
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump cancels pay raises for most federal employees set to take effect in January, citing budget.
66 replies 168 retweets 517 likes

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[marylandblue]

9. Her district is a Washington DC Suburb

A lot of federal employees and their friends, families and colleagues (i.e contractors who were, want to be, or know many federal employees). Also increasingly diverse. When the Democrats won 15 seats in the Virginia House of Delegates last year, a lot of the gains came from her district. She is very vulnerable and can't afford to lose a single vote.

[riversedge]

15. Hope they will not listen to her now.

[czarjak]

10. But..

They’ll get it back as soon as it trickles back down. That, I can tell you, believe me.

[iluvtennis]

11. Trumpty Dumpty won't give 2.1% COLA raise to these folks, but can give 25% tax cut to

biz owners and the wealthy. Shameful. Vote out Comstock - we need a Dem in that seat.

[BigmanPigman]

12. If the tRump economy is so fucking great why

is he doing this?????

[EleanorR]

13. 4.7 billion dollar bribe to farmers

Can they block that?

[KY_EnviroGuy]

14. These moves are very typical current-day republican.

One more small step toward death to the Federal Government we know by a million cuts - preparing it for a drowning in a bathtub.

Whether threatened or real, the notion of no raises or COLA will slowly over time reduce the quality of our federal workforce.

Next, we'll hear the "I told you so" and the "time to privatize"......

[riversedge]

16. Looks the the Republican Party will cut funds to Comstock and others......

Panicked GOP cutting off cash to highly vulnerable candidates as they face midterm bloodbath tied to Trump

TOM BOGGIONI 31 AUG 2018 AT 07:58 ET

With Republicans facing what many are calling a “blue wave” of Democrats taking control of the House — and possibly the Senate — the Republican Party is cutting off funding to some incumbents whose races appear to be a lost cause under an increasingly unpopular president.

According to Politico, GOP officials feel that up to 45 Republican-held seats are now at serious risk, and are making plans to shut down support for incumbents whose campaigns are going nowhere and have failed to do much on their own to raise much-needed campaign donations.


“This is the time of year when tough decisions have to be made,” Ken Spain, a longtime former top National Republican Congressional Committee staffer, told Politico. “There are likely going to be a number of unhappy Republican members of Congress in the coming weeks.”

According to the report, the party is looking at polling to determine whom to weed out, with Rep. Barbara Comstock (VA), Rep. Keith Rothfus (PA), and Rep. Rod Blum (IA) reportedly on the funding chopping block............


https://www.rawstory.com/2018/08/panicked-gop-cutting-off-cash-highly-vulnerable-candidates-face-midterm-bloodbath-tied-trump/

"if anyone asks, I was here the whole time"

Link to tweet