MACON, Ga. — President Trump held a rally in Georgia on Friday, 18 days before the November general election. It wasn’t a good sign for him. That Mr. Trump is still campaigning in what should be a safely Republican state — and in others that should be solidly in his column like Iowa and Ohio — is evidence to many Democrats that Joseph R. Biden Jr.’s polling lead in the presidential race is solid and durable.
Mr. Trump spent Monday in Arizona, too, a state that was once reliably Republican but where his unpopularity has helped make Mr. Biden competitive. For some Democrats, Mr. Trump’s attention to red states is also a sign of something else — something few in the party want to discuss out loud, given their scars from Mr. Trump’s surprise victory in 2016. It’s an indication that Mr. Biden could pull off a landslide in November, achieving an ambitious and rare electoral blowout that some Democrats think is necessary to quell any doubts — or disputes by Mr. Trump — that Mr. Biden won the election.
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WNU Editor: The polls that accurately predicted the 2016 election are saying no .... IBD/TIPP Presidential Poll: Trump Vs. Biden Race Tightens, Suddenly Looks Like 2016 (October 20, 2020). Rasmussen Daily Tracking poll has President Trump's approval numbers at 49%, the same number that President Obama had at the same time in his 2012 re-election campaign (link here). But I am the first to admit that this is not a normal election year. The pandemic and economic collapse has changed everything, and I see the angst among many who are now very worried about their future and are looking for change.
