PragmaticPopulist
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« on: November 20, 2017, 02:23:53 PM » |
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Following the election, I always thought that regardless of if Trump runs in 2020, he'll probably be followed by a woman, as that would be the polar opposite of Trump, just as Trump was the polar opposite of Obama.
Like what was said earlier in the thread, I think Gillibrand and Klobuchar are the best women Democrats could put forward. I think Gillibrand would easily pick up some Trump voters in the Northeast, and peel away at Midwesterners who broke for Trump due to her background in upstate New York, which is culturally a lot like the midwest.
If Klobuchar runs, she'd probably have to somewhat reinvent herself so that she's more interesting, though that shouldn't be too hard. She'd strike at the heart of the Midwestern Trump coalition; she won reelection in 2012 with over 60% of the vote, so she'd likely win Wisconsin and Michigan easily. She may not be the best fit for battleground states in the sunbelt, but against Trump, I'd say she'd have a 50/50 chance of winning AZ/GA/FL/NC.
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