By Henry Olsen Henry Olsen Columnist focusing on politics, populism, and American conservative thought Email Bio Follow Columnist May 21 at 4:09 PM President Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania on Monday has rekindled speculation that in order to retain the White House, Trump must win the Keystone State in 2020. Former vice president Joe Biden, who was born in the state, has emphasized his ability to win it back for the Democrats, going so far as to locate his campaign headquarters in Philadelphia.
Arizona flipped blue in two races, one for U.S. Senate and the other for Arizona’s secretary of state. Democrats also picked up a House seat and a number of state legislative seats. They did this with support from formerly Republican voters in the well-off, highly educated suburbs of Phoenix and Tucson. Combined with strong backing from the state’s burgeoning Latino population, it was just enough to turn a state that Republicans have dominated for decades into one that is up for grabs in 2020.
If Trump can carry Arizona and the rest of the Romney states, he starts with 206 electoral votes. He has the chance to grab 53 more by winning Florida, Ohio and Iowa — all states that Republican candidates for governor carried in 2018. Exit polls also reveal that Trump boasts a job approval rating of more than 50 percent in Florida and Ohio. Trump might have a race on his hands, but he looks to be the favorite in both states.
Wisconsin has shifted to the right in the past decade. Gov. Scott Walker nearly won reelection in 2018, losing by only 1 point. The GOP carried the statewide popular vote for the state assembly and U.S. House, and a conservative judicial candidate won a statewide race this April despite being massively outspent.
He needs more than his ignorant base and that he won't have. Another hit piece from WaPo.
Only the electoral college.!
It's too bad the Washington compost can't put out just basic news only opinions it's nothing but propaganda rag
Fingers crossed for Trump2020LandslideVictory.
He will win in any case, even if he has to void all votes, but he will win.
Your beautiful dream of repeating 2016 will not work in 2020. Trump has told us who the fake news and enemy of the people are.
He needs voters though
I think we forget how close, in terms of votes that landed electoral votes, the 2016 election was.
Dictators don't need to win elections at all !
Well here's one person who does not want Trump to win regardless.
Nobody knows anything yet....
Please stop normalizing this illegitimate president with these types of flattering and slenderizing photos. He's a traitor with Russia.
Does PA have deplorables
Exactamente en no nesesita Pennsylvania to win election. We are wining Mr trump.
Trump’s not winning any of those States.
Nah - Just the Russians and his corrupt DOJ. PhilipRucker
You already know the great things he’s done for this country with just a few congressmen and senators, patriotic military, police, and voters and other supportive civilians, and allies form other nations willing to help the USA.
This is especially true when your party cheats and gerrymanders, plus you have a hostile country influencing the election in your favor.
Michigan has to be in play. Can he lose both Michigan and Pennsylvania? I don’t think so.
Hitler Trump
2020 landslide!!
It is good that Trump does not need Pennsylvania, because he no longer has it. People of PA, Wisc, Michigan, and a couple of others feel betrayed by Trump and the Republicans.
Well he ain’t getting it anyway.
He needs Wisconsin. It all comes down to Wisconsin.
Been hiding 5 aces in his colon...
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Funny... he needs Jesus and even then it’s only 50/50.
From the SIZE of His Crowd in comparison to Creepy Joe's the President has already won. Making the Washington Post and Creepy Joe the BIG LOSERS
What have Democrats done, besides subvert the constitution, to make people cote for them in 2020. Trump will get more votes and win more states in 2020, because of Democrats. My precedent for this: George W. Bush.
The 2020 Election will be The Litmus Test of the America's Conscience. If Trump wins Re-Election Our Country will become Shameless and have Disgraced itself, possibly beyond repair.
And don’t you just sound like that gives you chubs.
Guess what he’s not even gonna be on the ticket so STFU! Laws are already in place, if he doesn’t show his tax returns he’s off the ticket.
DumbassDonald4PrisonMAGA
You know what? The Post really sucks.
He just needs Russia
You hear that, PA? You’re off the hook.
You think anyone at would advised or give “opinion” to the Dem nominee that they don’t need Pennsylvania?
CentralPark5Karma Meanwhile, thinking that since the Criminal ConManTrump took out full page ad to have 5 innocent people put to death, American People should take out Ad to Advocate for Death Sentence for the TraitorTrump.
there wont be any Putin to help this time...can say the same for the Saudis..
Trump has already won Pennsylvania. Do you think they will vote against an economic boom🤣
While HRC famously skipped both Red states that she felt were out of reach and Blue states that she thought were safely in the bag, Bernie has promised a 50-state campaign. I expect sen.Warren will endorse the same.
a little after dinner humor?
As I pointed out to someone earlier. This has become a Blood Fued worthy of Niccolò Machiavelli. Win or Lose. Neither sides gonna let this one go. Expect 4 more yrs of same if he wins . At least 2-3 yrs more if he loses.
Trump will be the winner.
No. All he needs is a miracle.
Technically that is true, but ... his ego will be hurt when he does lose PA. It will be even worse when he loses the election. But, he’ll whine about the rigged system that let him win in 2016. No morals, no ethics, no credibility, no gop ...
Atleast, ur people grate u of what good u do but not what u destroy
He won't be around for it.
But he will anyways
Henry Olsen Columnist focusing on politics, populism, and American conservative thought ... Is basically trying to tell you not to bother to vote that his guy Trump has it in the bag so just stay home and don't waste your time
Just Russia 💯
Pardon me. Nothing is more important than PA.
But it will be icing on the cake! Trump2020 Trump2020Landslide MAGA
I see Trump dropping FL, AZ or NC before I see him picking up a large blue state.
Cool story bro
Trump Approval net rating from election night: Arizona -28 Maine -23 Michigan -18 Wisconsin -19 Pennsylvania Wait for it... -17 Why was a piece on Trump not needing Pennsylvania necessary?
As long as he has Russia in his corner, he can win anything. Once he's outlived his usefulness for Putin he's f**ked!
Pennsylvania? You mean the child-molesting white supremacist helicopter parents? The eternal parent-child squabbles at Penn State? I don't need them either, and I resent how they force their morbidly ultra-conservative way of life on the rest of the country.
I know this and I wonder if they do because obviously Clinton didn't.
'Henry Olsen is a Washington Post columnist and a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center.'
No, but let’s see him win without PA, MI and WI. Remember, he had to draw to that proverbial inside straight in 2016.
Trump2020Landslide
Say it ain’t so.
But, he'll get it.
Just the Bible (that he’s never read, btw)
He loves the people of Pennsylvania. He wants their support as he continues to help their state.
Win or lose Trump is the President after 2020. He will not step down. If he wins....fine. If he loses, he'll claim voter fraud, and he will declare Martial Law.
He needs everyone to be reminded of what the Liberals and people of the northeast think of everyone. Hillary Clinton's emails need to resurface. And the lies told about everyone and the propaganda and the slandering.
He was the biggest loser for a decade so...that happened.
He will need every swing state and a large blue state. Can it be MI? Yes. WI won't have enough votes. Could it be VA? Yes. Is Trump going to win VA? Not a chance.
Trump doesn't have to do anything to win. He will sit back and watch all The Liberals break eachother, and then walk to victory. Trump2020
Of course not! There are dumbasses everywhere!
Really tired of signing in!
I hope his base suffers regardless. No one has tried to destroy america longer than conservative Christian Americans.
Trump will win the popular vote, so all these silly blue states who say their electoral votes will go with the popular, like CO and ME, are going to end up going for Trump. it's going to be glorious to hear their screams of despair.
Trump needs nothing he’s a winner in my eyes
But he is going to win it anyway! KAG
LITTLE KNOWN FACT: you only need to win 26 states to win the election so obviously Trump doesn't need any particular state. morons
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