I’m making a prediction here, one I’ve made to friends and family for a while now.
Next month, some of us will start seeing a bump in our paychecks as a result of the tax bill passed late last year by Republicans. Some of us will see increased wages (such as Starbucks announced today) or year-end bonuses (such as Disney announced recently).
I’m certain we’ll see a huge wave of “unboxing” style videos. We’ll see everyday Americans hold up their paychecks and say “Thank you President Trump!”
The wave will crest right before the 2018 midterm elections, I’m sure.
Democrats, inept as always, will writhe in anguish and fumble their attempts to controvert or debunk these videos. I’d call this a horrible strategy, but there’s no strategy involved, just reaction. These are Democrats after all. As if on cue, MSNBC will bumble around trying to discredit these videos and Rachel Maddow will devote several segments to debunking and seeking “what’s behind” them videos. Pelosi and Schumer will whimper and whine… And, while they fiddle, Rome will continue to burn.
I predict that Democrats, lacking any coherent philosophy or message, will fail to take the house, and might actually lose seats in the Senate. And Trump will solidify his shot at a second term.
The only real question is who will get the credit. Will people say, “Thank you Republicans”…? Or will Trump hog all the glory and credit? Oh, yeah…. it’s Trump. Forget I even asked.