| Trump's Re-Election Chances Suddenly Look Shakier |
| Written by <a href="index.php?option=com_comprofiler&task=userProfile&user=53662"><span class="small">Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Martin, The New York Times</span></a> |
| Friday, 13 March 2020 08:21 |
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Excerpt: "Weeks ago, Trump's advisers were counting on a strong economy and a Democratic opponent easily portrayed as too far left. But the political landscape has sharply shifted."
Trump's Re-Election Chances Suddenly Look Shakier13 March 20
After a year in which Mr. Trump has told voters that they must support his re-election or risk watching the economy decline, the stock market is reeling and economists are warning that a recession could be on the horizon because of the worsening spread of the coronavirus. And instead of elevating Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, as Mr. Trump made clear was his hope, Democrats have suddenly and decisively swung from a flirtation with socialism to former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr., who has run a primary campaign centered on a return to political normalcy. |
resident Trump faces the biggest challenge yet to his prospects of being re-elected, with his advisers’ two major assumptions for the campaign — a booming economy and an opponent easily vilified as too far left — quickly evaporating.