Donald Trump Is Resetting His 2020 Message To Keep The Rust Belt
) — and largely stuck to his prepared remarks on the economy, which political strategists in the state say remains the No. 1 issue for voters in the area. Trump detailed his achievements on jobs, wages, trade, and the stock market.
“It's not an area that he can take for granted,” said Dennis Darnoi, a GOP strategist in West Michigan. “If he loses Kent County, it's very hard to see how he carries Michigan. “The fact that Trump is having to spend time in Grand Rapids in that media market shows you how difficult it is for a Republican to win Michigan,” said Jeff Timmer, another GOP consultant in the state. “Doing it again is not going to be impossible, but it's going to be an uphill battle.”
Seeing an opening, 2020 Democratic contenders have been heading to — or announcing plans to visit — Grand Rapids and other parts of Michigan in recent days. “Right now, West Michigan is the new battleground,” said John Sellek, CEO of Harbor Strategic Public Affairs and who ran Mitt Romney’s 2012 presidential campaign in Michigan.
“The fact is that he proved all of that wrong, and let me go a step further: Not only did Donald Trump become the only Republican to win the presidency in Michigan in the last 30 years, with our help, he's going to do it again in 2020.” Although Trump is now making health care, which played a big role in Democrats’ success in 2018, a priority, Sellek said an economic, manufacturing, and infrastructure focused campaign message would resonate most with the voters Trump needs to keep.
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