It’s gonna be a long night
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="long">long</span> <span word="night">night</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="passages">passages</span> (<span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="evangelical">evangelical</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discuss">discuss</span> <span word="Stormy">Stormy</span> <span word="Daniels">Daniels</span>, <span word="TheGuardian">TheGuardian</span>.<span word="com">com</span>, <span word="April">April</span> 6, 2018):</p><p><span word="Ralph">Ralph</span> <span word="Reed">Reed</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conservative">conservative</span> <span word="Faith">Faith</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Freedom">Freedom</span> <span word="Coalition">Coalition</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="NPR">NPR</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="expect">expect</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="affair">affair</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="substantially">substantially</span> <span word="reduce">reduce</span> <span word="evangelical">evangelical</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="midterms">midterms</span>.</p><p>“<span word="If">If</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="folks">folks</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="turn">turn</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="record">record</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2018,” <span word="Reed">Reed</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Reed">Reed</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="this">this</span>: <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="evangelical">evangelical</span> <span word="support">support</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="evangelicals">evangelicals</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="cast">cast</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2018 <span word="midterm">midterm</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="big">big</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span>.</p><p><span word="Specifically">Specifically</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="Party">Party</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="houses">houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="congress">congress</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Senate">Senate</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="dire">dire</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="situation">situation</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="facing">facing</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="dogged">dogged</span>, <span word="among">among</span> <span word="others">others</span>, <span word="by">by</span> <span word="allegations">allegations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scandalous">scandalous</span> <span word="affairs">affairs</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="women">women</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Reed">Reed</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="it">it</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="night">night</span>” <span word="on">on</span> <span word="election">election</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="meaning">meaning</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="probably">probably</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="painful">painful</span>.</p><p><span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Reed">Reed</span> <span word="calls">calls</span> <span word="it">it</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="night">night</span>” <span word="because">because</span> <span word="ballot">ballot</span> <span word="casting">casting</span> <span word="closes">closes</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="night">night</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="elections">elections</span> <span word="closed">closed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Reed">Reed</span> <span word="would">would</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="gonna">gonna</span> <span word="be">be</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="day">day</span>” <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="day">day</span>” <span word="or">or</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> “<span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="night">night</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="indicates">indicates</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="experiences">experiences</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="happy">happy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="pleasant">pleasant</span> <span word="ones">ones</span>.</p>
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