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So since this november elections is about congress, this doesn't really affect Trump, I mean if Democrats get like majority, the Republican party will still maintain the power, right? Do I understand this correctly? President Donald J. Trump's power is not decreased by a "loss" in this election?

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This election is about who will end up controlling congress.

Quote (Tjo @ Sep 21 2018 05:29pm)

But if the Democrats will be in control of Congress, they will have more of a saying in the decisions, even Trump's decisions, or am I wrong?
That is how it works in my country.

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How Texas Democrats lost a state Senate seat amid talk of a blue wave

https://www.texastribune.org/2018/09/19/how-pete-flores-upset-democrat-win-texas-state-senate-seat/



And the whip comes down....

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Quote (Horford @ Sep 20 2018 01:17pm)

NRA in the red for the second year in a row:

https://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/407590-audit-shows-nra-in-the-red-for-second-straight-year?

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The National Rifle Association suffered a sharp decline in membership dues last year despite a historic fee hike, according to financial statements made public Wednesday. The statements, covering the NRA’s operations in 2017 and obtained by the Center for Responsive Politics, also showed a substantial decline in total revenue and a drop in the NRA’s ability to cover its debts.

The roughly 22 percent drop in membership revenue—from $163 million in 2016 to $128 million last year—is striking given that the NRA increased its membership dues in March 2016 for the first time in decades (and then raised them a second time last summer). It also recently began claiming a membership of six million, up from “more than five million” in January 2016. The NRA offers a variety of different membership programs at different price points—one-year, three-year, lifetime, etc.—but experts contacted by the Trace were unable to explain how the group could be drawing less revenue from more members charged higher prices.