Re the 2020 election: I think, whether we want it or not, it’s going to be a referendum on covid-19. The other side which sees more government as the solution to any problem, will run on more of the same and try to paint Trump as a greedy bastard who puts the economy ahead of lives.
However, as Mick said, time is indeed on our side. The most likely scenario is, the virus will have run it’s course and life will be more or less back to normal by late summer. The oppressive fascist governors will be feeling the backlash from forcing their states to fall (further) behind red states. People will feel differently about the virus and what has happened than they do now, and most will have a sense of relief that the worst is behind us, which is a great set-up for President Trump’s message. And of course there will likely be a lot more revelations about the despicable and illegal actions of many democrats by then.
So it seems to me, a referendum on covid-19 isn’t a bad thing at all. Trump has lots of accomplishments to point to, including having listened to the “experts” until the crisis had passed and then turning to re-making American great again.
The wild card is Biden and what they do about him. How many congressional or downticket candidates do you think would be thrilled to stand on the same stage as him today? How that will change is the big unknown.
Expect the EOS (Enemies of the State) to drum up an autumn China Flu “Resurgence”, to flog all the way home to the November Election.
It’s all they have, short of the Internationalies joining forces to stop Trump, with some fire-show threat somewhere that matters..