This morning, a news story broke that revealed the president and his allies are suddenly very concerned about his re-election in 2020 after all the political damage that his self-inflicted shutdown inflicted on him, not to mention the looming release of the Special Prosecutor’s report on the alleged collusion between Donald Trump and agents of the Russian Federation.
Not only does his road to 270 electoral votes seem much narrower, the prospect of a primary challenge from a slightly less odious Republican is growing more likely with each of the president’s successive disasters.
“Privately, some of Mr. Trump’s 2016 aides have said they are pessimistic about his path to 270 electoral votes after his party’s midterm defeats in states like Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin” https://t.co/3fKsjLQgPj
— Jonathan Lemire (@JonLemire) January 26, 2019
The husband of Trump consigliera Kellyanne Conway, D.C. lawyer George Conway, took to Twitter to roast the President and dance on his political grave, pointing out that his very slim margin of victory over Hillary Clinton is already long gone — and that he’s counting his chickens before they hatch when it comes to 2020, since he still has to make it through 2019 first — and that’s definitely not a certainty.
Aggregate margin in PA, MI, and WI in 2016: 77,744 votes. Those votes were already long gone, and they’re never coming back. https://t.co/4KQtKTKUJK
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 26, 2019
2019 is what he should worry about https://t.co/4KQtKTKUJK
— George Conway (@gtconway3d) January 26, 2019
There are many traps and pitfalls that Trump must avoid just to make it to the 2020 election — ironically, most of his own creation — let alone win it. He could be impeached; resign to avoid being impeached, or even see his abused and neglected corporeal form finally give out under him.
Re-election is the last thing Trump should be worrying about right now.
