President Trump trails a generic Democratic rival in the early stages of the 2020 race

President Donald Trump begins his 2020 re-election campaign with a fighting chance but fighting from behind, a new NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows. The survey shows that Americans, by 48 percent to 41 percent, plan to vote for the Democratic candidate opposing the Republican incumbent. …

On issues, the poll found more problems for Republicans than Democrats. Fifty percent or more of Americans called the GOP stance “outside the mainstream” on climate change, abortion, health care and immigration. CONT.

John Harwood, CNBC