DONALD TRUMP ON NOVEMBER 3, 2020
By Bernard Bujold -
How will Mr. Trump go about running against Democrats next November?
His re-election pitch will rest on three elements:
1. the energetic personality of the president himself;
2. the economy of the country;
3. his Democratic opponent.
One could add a fourth element in favor of Trump, the experience of impeachment and the acquittal which is a plus for him.
But his best insurance policy for Election Day is the Democratic presidential candidates themselves. Whether it’s Sanders, Buttigieg, Klobuchar or Michael Bloomberg, the alternative to the president Trump for US electors will not exactly be better.
Four years ago, Donald Trump defeated Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton, emissaries of two of the most powerful political families in America, whose political accomplishments looked much more formidable, on the surface at least, than anything Sanders, Buttigieg or Bloomberg has ever done in politics.
Why shouldn’t Donald be rubbing his hands in anticipation?
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