Trailing badly in the polls and with just over 95 days until the election, President Trump is banking on a questionable phenomenon to defy conventional wisdom and win reelection: the “hidden” Trump voter.
The president has repeatedly touted a “silent majority” of Americans he expects to show up en mass on Election Day to shock pollsters and help him repeat his surprising 2016 victory. His campaign has developed lengthy slide shows aimed at disproving public polls and predicting a swell of unexpected support that will propel Trump past Democratic rival Joe Biden in November. …
“Our people don’t want to talk to pollsters,” said a senior campaign official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss internal strategy. The official echoed Trump’s claims that spontaneous boat parades with hundreds of Trump supporters this summer highlight a level of enthusiasm that pollsters have not been able to capture. CONT.
Toluse Olorunnipa, Washington Post