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Coronavirus Changes Trump Re-Election Calculus

April 22, 2020 · 8:21 am ET · Leave a Comment

Wall Street Journal: “While Mr. Trump’s national poll numbers hold steady and his base supporters remain loyal, the fast-moving virus could complicate his path in some of the states that delivered him to the White House in 2016, some fellow Republicans say. The pandemic has wiped out the economic strength Mr. Trump planned to run on, giving an opening to presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden.”

“Among six states seen as 2020 battlegrounds—Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida, Arizona and North Carolina—there have been some warning signs, as well as evidence of support for Mr. Trump. The political equation could change further in those states as some governors move to lift coronavirus restrictions soon, as Mr. Trump has urged, and others choose to wait.”

“Some Republicans close to the White House said there were concerns about his prospects in some of these states, in particular the Midwestern states he won narrowly in 2016.”

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