By Jonah Goldberg, Tribune Content Agency
Donald Trump probably can’t win the 2020 presidential election, but the Democrats can lose it.
Trump would almost surely lose if the current political climate holds through 2020. According to a Fox News poll, 38 percent of respondents said they would “definitely” or “probably” vote for Trump, while 55 percent said they would “definitely” or “probably” vote for someone else.
Most presidents work assiduously to build on the coalition that brought them to power. President Trump has done almost the opposite, catering to his base while doing almost everything he can to alienate suburban Republicans and independents, which is why the GOP got shellacked in the midterms.
