Trump has a better chance at getting re-elected than you seem to give him credit for.
For once I agree with Fo, in conclusion if not in how I got there. It should come as no surprise to anyone that when polled on issues rather than candidates, “Democratic issues” win by enormous margins. Part of the problem is clearly messaging.
Yes, but Trump was not a normal Republican candidate…not even Ted Cruz “normal.” He was insanely lucky to win. That doesn’t mean he didn’t run an effective campaign, but he barely won (and only via the Electoral College by a very slim margin) because people hate Clinton, because she’s a poor campaigner, because the polling was off, because of the Comey letter, because of Wikileaks, and on and on.
That all had to go his way for him to win.
Luck had absolutely nothing to do with it. Nothing. He played the same dirty pool they did but he was better at it. People in America just did not want another lying Clinton in office even if their only other choice was a lying Trump. They wanted change and Trump offered it in spades. Simple as that.