“Donald Trump had done everything possible to shift the focus of the presidential campaign away from his handling of the coronavirus,” Politico reports.
“His own infection now ensures that he can’t – pulling Trump off the road 32 days before the election, throwing debates into question and fixing the public’s attention more squarely than ever on a pandemic dragging down his prospects for a second term. A president who once seemed impervious to October surprises is suddenly confronting one big enough to alter the outcome of the election.”
For members: This Election Was Always Going to Be About the Virus


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