Posted on 07/26/2018 6:13:55 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
A sneak peek at the Times’s news analysis from Nov. 4, 2020.
Nov. 4, 2020
In the end, a bitterly fought election came down to the old political aphorism, popularized during Bill Clinton’s successful 1992 run against George H.W. Bush: “It’s the economy, stupid.” This time, however, it was the Republican incumbent, not his Democratic challenger, who benefited from that truism.
Donald J. Trump has been decisively re-elected as president of the United States, winning every state he carried in 2016 and adding Nevada, even as he once again failed, albeit narrowly, to gain a majority of the popular vote. Extraordinary turnout in California, New York, Illinois and other Democratic bastions could not compensate for the president’s abiding popularity in the states that still decide who gets to live in the White House: Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida.
Yet, unlike 2016, last night’s outcome came neither as a political upset nor as a global shock. Mr. Trump and Vice President Mike Pence have consistently polled ahead of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and her running mate, Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio, since July. The New York Times correctly predicted the outcome of the race in every state, another marked change from 2016.
In exit poll interviews, Mr. Trump’s supporters frequently cited the state of the economy to explain their vote. “What part of Dow 30,000 do the liberals not understand?” Kevin O’Reilly of Manchester, N.H., told The Times....
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Good read. Looks like some Dems are starting to wise up that their party is “out to lunch” (on hash brownies). Outside of the Dem city bastions, Donald Trump is very popular. People understand his need to battle the left, appreciate his humor, and support his goals.
Your little skit about Loony Hillary in 2020 gave me the heartiest laugh I’ve had all week, Alberta’s Child. I might only have added a sly dig about reeking of alcohol and stumbling over small twigs and pebbles on her way to the backyard. ^_^
The thread contains 12 replies by me. Some of them are a bit on the snarky side.....
But I have a genuine New York Times paid account. However, I use a different handle there.
It appears I have posted 70 comments on the NY Times site in the last 12 days.
Believable, but also credit the media completely flipping out and disgusting normal people. Also it doesn’t help that dems don’t know what bathroom folks should use and can’t figure out if they should acknowledge if their children are boys or girls.
Freegards
No way TRUMP wins VA, TRUMP couldn't do it the 1st time, doubt he can do it in 2020
TRUMP definitely wins NH this time around
Huh? For 20 years? GWB won VA in 2004
No. The huge democrat vote in Cali and NY will prevent a popular vote majority. Even if Trump improves on his vote margin in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, he doesn’t have much of a chance to win the popular vote. Trump may win Nevada but I think the state most likely to switch sides is Minnesota. If everything stays the same, Trump will probably flip New Hampshire and perhaps Maine. There are just not enough voters in these states to win the popular vote.
Virginia no longer breaks my heart. It is a blue state – permanently. Trump lost this state by 250,000 votes. There is no way Trump or any other Republican wins Virginia in 2020.
And in related 2020 news.
Hillary fell again breaking her left hip this time.
The solution to losing Virginia is simple. Move the capitol functions(cabinet departments) throughout the country in places that work for us. Have congress move their sessions around the country.
Headline “Trump Wampum Injin and Buffalo Soldier”
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This President knows how useful it is to be seen as a fighter. America loves a hard-working underdog. And a humorous one is even better. Yo, Adrian!
You forget that, in many states, the vote count was close, and if Trump is able to increase his margins in those states, that could more than make up for the CA and NY votes. And, there is a great chance that he could increase his vote count in CA and NY, which would make it a lot easier to win the popular vote, even if he doesn’t win those 2 states. Just a few percentage point gains in states he won would give him a comfortable margin in the popular vote count.
Victory, obviously, but it will not be close. The DNC will be spending whatever little money it can raise to try to hold NY and CA, and will receive an historic pounding in 2020. And spending trying to avoid further slides in federal races will result in a lot more "purple" Demwits at local levels. Thanks 2ndDivisionVet.
LOL!
I believe Trump will take more states...
Sherrod Who?
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