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Trump Is Everywhere

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Trial Balloon · Ep. 190: Trump Is Everywhere

Will Supreme Court Fight Upend the Presidential Race?

September 21, 2020 · 7:26 am ET · Leave a Comment

Amy Walter: “It is also just the latest ‘once in a generation’ event that has come to define 2020. Since January, the president was impeached, a pandemic has killed more than 200,000 Americans, the economy has collapsed under the weight of pandemic related shutdowns, thousands of people have taken to the streets to protest racial inequality and police violence, and violence has broken out on the streets of Portland, Kenosha and others. Tell-all books have been released. And, yet, opinions about the president and this presidential contest have been remarkably stable.”

“President Trump’s job approval rating in early January was 42%. Today it is 43%.”

“Since March, Joe Biden has held a consistent 4-9 point lead over Trump.”

“There’s no doubt that the fight over the court will be a big one. And that it will ratchet up the already sky high intensity surrounding this election. But, will it upend the race completely? I doubt it.”

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