Top Dem: Trump helps GOP erase enthusiasm gap; Ohio a big problem
By Jonathan Easley - 05/17/19 02:06 PM EDT
Top Democratic strategists on Friday predicted a candidate for their party would narrowly defeat President Trump in the Electoral College if the election were held today, but warned that Republicans had erased an enthusiasm gap that bolstered Democrats in the 2018 midterm elections.
The strategists said races in presidential battleground states will be close and gave a pessimistic outlook for their party winning the swing state of Ohio, which they said was less likely to go for their party than Texas.
“Democrats do not walk into the 2020 election with the same enthusiasm advantage they had in the 2018 election,†said Guy Cecil, the chairman of Priorities USA, the largest Democratic super PAC.
Cecil unveiled a new poll that found a generic Democratic presidential candidate leading Trump 47 percent to 38 percent in Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.
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