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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Because he’s a good President.
🤣🤣🤣 The Russians have been interfering with our elections well before Trump! Obama knew it and did nothing. In fact, the whole Russia collusion farce was orchestrated by the devious democrats! And as usual they failed! Party of failure is the democratparty.🤡👎
If journalist and publications like the Washington Post do their job it will be very tough for him to win
Because his party has chosen Trump over America
No just 1. 45 has a better advantage 4 being permanent POTUS then Brian Kemp had of Stacy Abrams. A corrupt Senate. A scared House. Control over the justice dept. SCOTUS justices that owe him with a GOP majority that R mistrusted when it comes 2-45. No worries mate
Garbage just like this criminal President!
His best friend is the media and people dreaming of the restoration of Obama
The lying straw man will collapse, once the forces of Justice & Truth take hold!!
You completely missed the two biggest advantages that Trump has! 1. You fail to mention the great economy. “It’s the economy stupid” 2. The other investigations into the conspiracy against Trump will soon be known. Can you say 2020 bloodbath?
The Post has become asswipe for Trump
I get it, he has the bully pulpit. So what.
Rich donors, loyal followers.
WAPO doing its usual Goebbels trafficking. 'voter suppression' 'Suppression,' Debunked: Study
Sure, he is corrupt, has a corrupt Attorney General, can fabricate job numbers by manipulation, using Airforce 1 at taxpayer's expense to go to his resorts. Yep. those are advantages.
Three more reasons
Gerrymandering, voter suppression, and stacking the courts with his flunkies
Economy for starts...more😀?
Russia is a huge advantage.
Opinion: and this breaks your heart again...🤣
The leftist dem libs who claim to hold high ideals and equality like the devil appearing as an angel of light yet have lost their souls and identity and are the biggest threat to the social, moral, and spiritual fabric of our society because they are a disease from within.
Left has always been symbolic and representative of evil, discord, error, and falsehood.
Low unemployment, strong economy,peace with N Korea, respect from enemies, tryng to secure the borders. You would think people would want that but not to the demented distorted leftist dem libs. They are fed crap from our schools and media plus their brains fried from smokin pot
Good. I hope he wins again. The country is doing good economically and militarily despite the constant attacks from the evil sick liberal leftist dems, sent from the devil himself. Their brains are warped from all the pot they smoked plus the crap from our schools and media
Yeah he has the advantage of a media that has lowered the bar so far for the Presidency that people believe this is ok and normal
Compost newspaper
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Among those advantages are apathy, calculated disinformation of the public and stupidity of far too many voters.
Donald Trump will lead America for another 4years, Democrats may choose to die if they wish
Enjoy the Time you still have, 2020 is all over
American leadership maximum followed backdoors, so is carrying by D Trump. 'The support you them, the support they you'.
Hear hear..
1. He made promises, AND ACTUALLY KEPT THEM!!! 2. He fixed the economy that obama said couldnt be done without a magic wand. 3. Lowest unemployment records. 4. He is not a socialist. 5. He is for the individual not big government. 6. He triggers liberals and we love him for it.
What is bc ppl r dumb?
Shut up
Trump won in 2016 w/ fewer votes than Romney got in losing. If he wins in 2020, it will be because voter turn-out was low again
Wrong the Electoral College insures the presidency is not a popularity contest. One must win a plurality of entire nation not just the most populated areas.
No more need to read 'opinion pieces' about DT, many of which get planted by his campaign members for effect. Yada, yada... But ever find yourself STARING at the faces of people behind him out of deep need to SEE who's willing to sell our democracy out for their 'entertainment?'
Nope
Biden is beating Trump in WI,PA & MI. Trump only won the last election by 77,000 in those 3 states. Biden is also beating Trump in AZ & TX. That's GAME OVER over Trump. Biden can win BOTH the popular & the EC vote. Must win big b/c Russia will attack our voting machines,again
Stop it.
Worst headline ever. Oh wait, I just said that yesterday 🙄
His number 1 advantage is that Democrat party leaders want to promote the old status quo that everyone hates, when they should be making a hard turn toward progressives in order to generate new enthusiasm to defeat Trump. Biden can't get it done. Its a new era. Tulsi2020
Nonsense
Russian mafia destroying the United States is preparing for elections in 2020. This can only be in the United States)
I hope he wins again, after so much bile/bias shown towards him, instead of congratulating/recognising his positive achievements.
Yes thanks to media!
Because the Dems have become a Leftist cabal that even moderate Dems can’t vote for anymore...AOC, et al, and all of the extreme Leftists running for 2020 has ripped the wool off of the electorate...
Trump 2020. In the bag. It's not carefully placed anything. It's that there is way more to this wonderful country than Dem ran cities. Which they have made into 3rd world mini countries with tents and drugs. Stand up to these Democrats and take your cities back.
The only thing he has going for him is a strong economy. If that faulters he is done, and in a massive landslide.
or ppl underestimate how bad a candidate Clinton was and overestimate Trump's ceiling. the suburbs will slaughter GOP in 2020
The only advantage he has is the silly electoral college.
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If the polling numbers are accurate, trump’s real advantage is that 40% of the voting population in the United States are illiterate and don’t own a television, radio, or smartphone.
Gfy
I am trying to accept that we will have another 4 years of him. The things I'm clinging to after that are 1) he is old and unhealthy, 2) the Boomers and Evangelicals are a rapidly shrinking demographic, and 3) Millenials actually care about things like ideals and rule of law.
it’s a mandate 😂😂😂
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Trump is worried because he has to share the limelight with over 20 Dem candidates, and he cannot stand life when he is not the center of attention.
'Fox News. The cable-news network already acts as a propaganda organ for the White House' Someone working for the richest man's hobby actually unironically published this in one of their 'news' stories.
Just an illusion is in the original dealer and can sell air and catch the price in advance for his own interests, this is his specialty
What advantages?😂😂😂😂
The main advantages are that he is not a socialist or a member of the Obama administration,it was Obama’s failed policies that gave us Trump
The biggest advantage that Donald Trump will have in the next election is that he will not accept the results of the election if he's beaten, will declare himself the winner anyway, and hold onto power.
good job - actually mentioned MSM ....
Because liberalism is a perfect storm of hypocrisy.
Hot take, incumbent President has many advantages 🙄
GTFOH with that. Why do you print opinions like this? Shut up
Shut up
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