A growing number of Republicans, including President Trump, argue that Democratic governors are keeping their states closed to intentionally slow the economy and hurt Trump’s chances at reelection. Some Democrats, including many who worked with President Obama during the last fiscal crisis, worry that a partial rebound of the economy by early fall will give Trump a comeback narrative just in time for Election Day.
What both of these theories are missing, however, is the reality that the economic data has not been and likely will not be the issue driving opinions of whether Trump deserves a second term. CONT.
Amy Walter, Cook Political Report
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