While I hope you’re right, I’m reluctant to use your speculation as proof that another four years are certain.
Relax. This is 1972 all over again. Just waiting to see who the Dems are going to choose to play George McGovern in this version.
Take a look at the parallels:
1972 - GOP incumbent President, while less than universally personally popular, enjoys widespread job approval while he oversees a strong economy, strong job market, opens relations with Russia (USSR) and China and fights to end involvement in Vietnam. Nixon has important appointments on the Supreme Court, naming Warren Burger Chief Justice, and seating judges Powell, Blackmun, and Rehnquist.
Dems counter the conservative America-First President by going as far Left as possible to contrast themselves from the current administration. Thinking going far Left would pull them through, they pick the ultra liberal (for the era) anti-war George McGovern. McGovern's platform included immediate withdrawal from Vietnam, amnesty for draft evaders, a guaranteed minimum income for all, 37% reduction in military spending, and supported the Equal Rights Amendment. All of these were the darling positions of the Far Left, but not mainstream America.
Losing the election badly as in 49 states to 1 and Nixon got 60% of the popular vote, the Dems soon launch an investigation into Watergate that culminates in GOP leaders informing Nixon that the House and Senate had the votes to dump him, so Nixon was ousted.
2020 - GOP incumbent President, while less than universally personally popular, enjoys widespread job approval while he oversees a strong economy, strong job market, opens relations with NORKS and China and fights to contain Iran, eliminate ISIS, and control our borders all the while improving trade, jobs, energy independence. Trump appoints Two Supreme Court Justices and has a shot at one or two more in the next four years
Dems counter by trying to impeach and remove Trump before they have a case (which will fail miserable) and marching so far to the Left that Karl Marx wouldn't recognize them. The assortment of clowns they are running excite no one. They are so desperate knowing that more Supreme Court positions are likely on the line that will do anything including the present self destruction of the Party to unseat Trump. Like McGovern, they have picked issues like Medicare for All, Open Borders, Climate Change etc. that mainstream America is not interested in.I'm not saying Trump can win 60% of the popular vote because he can't. NY and CA alone will prevent that and No way Trump takes 49 states, but he will not have less electoral votes than 2016, and likely pick up a few more.
Sleep well!
