Mark Z. Barabak

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Mark Z. Barabak @markzbarabak

But Trump faced powerful countervailing forces: the pandemic, the economic collapse, and a wrenching debate over the country’s painful history of racial discrimination. Alone among modern presidents, Trump’s approval rating never surpassed 50% in a reliable opinion survey/2 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 7, 2020

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Short thread, with some history--> It is rare for sitting presidents to lose at the polls. Incumbents seeking a second term have won 17 of 24 times since 1860, a better than 70% success rate. The last president to lose his reelection bid was George H.W. Bush in 1992/1 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 7, 2020

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His behavior, racist comments and trampling of presidential norms ensured that. But he never tried to broaden his support, focusing on his base among conservative, mostly white, rural and exurban voters while largely ignoring, or antagonizing, others/3 — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Nov. 7, 2020