I told you guys, Ohio will be more Republican than Texas.
"But guys, we need to win back the rural people and WWCers!"
Yeah, they're not coming back...
I mean, we need to put in our best efforts in that demographic. I think that places like Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan can still be held onto.
This. Michigan and Wisconsin are still very winnable for the Democrats in 2020. As for Ohio and Iowa, it seems like we might have to let those go to prioritize North Carolina, Arizona, and Georgia, but I think one election where the Republican candidate wins by a large margin isn't enough to throw in the towel on any state. I think that results in 2020 will really show whether Ohio and Iowa are truly gone from blue reach. I wouldn't be surprised if Ohio is, but something tells me Iowa will be a close race. Obama won it by over 5% in 2012 and almost 10% in 2008.
