In a week that has seen the highest daily increase in US COVID-19 cases, it is unsurprising that President Trump’s election campaign has failed to make significant progress. Joe Biden maintains a steady national polling lead of more than 9% and in an interview with Sean Hannity Thursday, Trump failed to lay out a single priority for his second term.
Republicans are starting to worry.
Senator Chuck Grassley, who has represented the beautiful state of Iowa since 1980, made a rare public call for a White House intervention on Friday, tweeting “Will somebody… read the WSJ editorial “The Trump Referendum” to President Trump.” The recent Wall Street Journal article claims that, unless Trump changes strategy, Biden will win.
Similarly, on Thursday, popular Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson warned that Trump ‘may well lose’ the election unless he can rediscover his 'core appeal'.
It’s not just the presidency they are concerned about. A recent article in the New York Times shows that Trump’s diminishing popularity is harming Republican senate candidates too, jeopardizing the party’s attempt to maintain their crucial senate majority.
As always, it is important to caution that lots can change between now and November. Trump still has a fundraising advantage, there are concerns about voter suppression efforts in multiple states and many so-called ‘progressives’ remain undecided on Biden. Nonetheless, this has been another bad week for Republicans in Washington and across the United States.
Written by John Mulford
Media by Ben Hyland
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