ECONOMY/ELECTION/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “I wrote in this space before the midterm that President Donald Trump has a better than 50 percent chance of being re-elected in 2020. Since the results of the 2018 election rolled in, several people have asked if I feel the same way given the Democratic gains in the suburbs and upper Midwest. I continue to favor the president for re-election, but Trump must do what he clearly hates: Embrace the boring. At a pre-election rally, Trump told West Virginians: ‘They all say, ‘Speak about the economy, speak about the economy.’ … Well, we have the greatest economy in the history of our country. But sometimes it’s not as exciting to talk about the economy.’ This was an unfortunate tactical mistake by the president, sending a message that he has other things on his mind than the personal financial well-being of millions of voters who came around to him before but have been bothered by his behavior in key moments, i.e. Charlottesville, Virginia.”
–Scott Jennings, “How can Donald Trump be re-elected in 2020? By talking about the economy,” USA Today, November 15, 2018 7:00 am