Opinion: Why Trump actually has many advantages in 2020
President Trump at a rally with supporters in Panama City, Fla., on May 8. By Paul Waldman Paul Waldman Opinion writer covering politics Email Bio Follow Opinion writer May 20 at 3:00 PM There are many reasons for Democrats to feel confident about the 2020 presidential election. Their voters are motivated and angry, as they showed in November’s midterm elections. Despite low unemployment and healthy economic growth, President Trump’s approval ratings remain stuck in the low 40s.
The electoral college. This most basic factor is probably the most important. In two of the last five elections, the Democratic candidate got more popular votes but the Republican candidate wound up in the White House; in 2016, Trump lost by nearly 3 million votes but became president. No other country in the world has this absurd system and, for the foreseeable future, it will always work to the Republican’s advantage.
Meanwhile, Trump has made clear that he thinks he did nothing wrong in accepting Russia’s help in 2016 and he’d be happy to have more of it. If any other country wants to pitch in — say North Korea — he’ll welcome that, too. Fox News. The cable-news network already acts as a propaganda organ for the White House, and as the election heats up, it will kick things into high gear, providing an endless stream of praise for Trump and slander of his opponent. In doing so, it will amplify every new Trump lie and convince the mainstream media to pay attention, making sure that the message penetrates beyond its narrow audience.
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