Nearly 17 months before he stands for reelection, the president is struggling mightily in a cadre of key states that propelled him to the White House, as well as a few others that he won, but could turn out to be a challenge next year. Along with Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, the president’s standing is falling in North Carolina and Texas, two states he won in 2016, but where warning signs are cropping up as he readies his official campaign announcement in less than two weeks, according to Jonathan Easley.
In particular, the polls show Trump faring poorly against former Vice President Joe Biden. According to recent surveys, Biden leads Trump in Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina by double digits, giving Biden an electability argument no one else on the Democratic side can make.
View the complete June 6 article by Alexis Simendinger and Al Weaver on The Hill website here.