Trump would have easily won a second term if it weren’t for coronavirus
4 years, 1 month ago

Trump would have easily won a second term if it weren’t for coronavirus

The Independent  

The best of Voices delivered to your inbox every week - from controversial columns to expert analysis Sign up for our free weekly Voices newsletter for expert opinion and columns Sign up to our free weekly Voices newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Florida’s Cuban Americans reliably support the party, but it took the backing of other members of the diverse group recorded as Hispanic Americans to win that state for Trump. Despite the speculation, after Trump lost the 2020 election, I don’t think he will run again in 2024, although I imagine he could if he wanted to. There’s already speculation about future contenders, with people like Arkansas senator Tom Cotton, Texas senator Ted Cruz, even vice president Mike Pence thinking about strategies ahead of the next primary season. “If they want to run,” is a phrase often heard in connection with the Trump children’s notional presidential ambitions.

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What could Trump have done to produce a different election outcome?
4 years ago

What could Trump have done to produce a different election outcome?

LA Times  

Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump was, oddly, both robust and slim. A close-up of President Trump’s notes for a speech shows “Corona” crossed out in favor of “Chinese” to describe the virus. What prompted headlines, however, was Trump’s declaration that he saw himself as a “wartime president” who was asking the country to make sacrifices for the common good. …

COVID-19, Unemployment: Factors Riding Against Trump’s Re-Election
4 years, 1 month ago

COVID-19, Unemployment: Factors Riding Against Trump’s Re-Election

The Quint  

Trump, who recently contracted and then recovered from COVID himself, has been roundly criticised for his handling of the pandemic, not just by his opponents but also voters, a majority of whom say that he handled the crisis poorly, according to AFP. Biden has cited Trump’s mishandling of the coronavirus as the primary reason for him not being worthy of …

Analysis: The Trump presidency is now the coronavirus presidency
4 years, 2 months ago

Analysis: The Trump presidency is now the coronavirus presidency

Al Jazeera  

The virus is likely to determine Trump’s political fate, despite his efforts to avoid just that. For better or for worse, and despite US President Donald Trump’s efforts, coronavirus and Trump are forever entwined: It has defined his presidency and may likely decide his political fate. He bulldozed his way through a widely-panned first presidential debate with Biden last week, …

Donald Trump spinning virus failure as a win again by celebrating ‘encouraging’ progress
4 years, 4 months ago

Donald Trump spinning virus failure as a win again by celebrating ‘encouraging’ progress

CNN  

CNN — Every time President Donald Trump and his political team claim great progress in the pandemic it’s a dangerous sign: things are likely about to get worse. Forever spinning their failure in handling the crisis, Trump and Vice President Mike Pence on Monday made selective claims of “significant” advances and “very encouraging” signs and celebrated “plateauing” cases in sunbelt …

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