… The Trump strategy is pretty simple: 1. Drive up the unfavorable ratings of his Democratic rival as he did in 2016 in order to compensate for his own low ratings. 2. Bank on an electoral college/popular vote split as he did in 2016. 3. Use a campaign of racial resentment to drive up turnout even more among groups favorable toward the President. …
This is where Trump’s strategy of going after four very progressive congresswomen comes into play. Trump wants to recreate the 2016 dynamic of making the eventual 2020 Democratic presidential nominee unpopular. Trump would love to tie Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York, lhan Omar of Minnesota, Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan to whomever wins the Democratic nomination for president. CONT.
Harry Enten, CNN