At his rally in Pennsylvania on Monday night, President Trump took special care to talk up his trade agenda, claiming that it has boosted jobs in the state and strengthened its steel industry. Trump’s trade policies will of course be central to his reelection bid, which centers on holding the “blue wall” states he cracked — Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin.
In Trump’s mind, his trade agenda cannot be unpopular, because the economy is doing so well, and surely his policies are the sole reason for that. Which means he’ll get reelected.
“When you have the best economy probably that we’ve ever had,” Trump said, “how the hell do you lose this election, right?”
It’s a good question. And the new Quinnipiac poll suggests one way it might happen. CONT.
Greg Sargent, Washington Post