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Sure, but that's really just breaking down the OP poll question into 51 smaller but identical questions, isn't it?
It's still the same analysis. If the purple States do well, then whatever leadership is in place will be viewed favorably.
That's what the general election is though. It's 51 State elections that get combined into one election. So if State X recovers poorly it will affect the candidate in that State.
I kind of agree with this. Economies in WI, MI, PA, & NC, GA, FLA, AZ will be key.
If you can go out to grocery shop, you can go out to vote. Just wear a mask and bring a disinfectant wipe for the machine.
Of course of those with Dem governors, Trump can always flip the blame on them.
Of course if one can get their groceries delivered, they should also be able to vote by mail.
In the posited scenario, covid is out of control. If that's the case, many will be too scared to go out and vote. It would also be a huge health risk to do so.
Unless of course you are a candidate only worried that might cost them the election.
Eh, I see a considerable difference between walking down aisles with some safe space and walking into the same closed booth where maybe a thousand people have been before you. I also have elderly relatives whom I don't want going anywhere near those things. Fwiw I've always been a voter ID, register personally kind of person.
For me personnaly I'd crawl through broken glass to vote in November but not for a lot of folks.
I'm already registered, so are my relatives. We've got 6 months to a national election, you really expect everyone to go through hoops of requesting a mail-in ballot, fill that in, get back registration, then vote? If you're registered, you're registered. Nobody should be locked out here.
I assumed this was advantageous for winning the WH back as he mentions November - in that case I'm confused by your post. Obviously if they can win the WH and have a booming/recovering economy that would be the ideal.
The POTUS voted by mail. WTH are you talking about? Voting is a State issue and voting laws are already in place. If a State decides they want to change their voting laws then the legislature can debate, vote and change. What you can't do is unilatererally change voting requirements and send out mail-in ballots contrary to State laws because of some pandemic exception. There needs to be protections in place to ensure that voter fraud doesn't occur because the integrity of our elections is paramount.
No. If you want to vote by mail, check you State voting laws and follow the procedures.
Right, but I guess my take is that the original question still applies. If the economy is a trainwreck in "states that matter", that's bad for the incumbent. That's true every election, not just this one. COVID is a new wrench, but I imagine the same thing applies. If it's raging with a second wave and 300K deaths, that's bad for the incumbent. Anyone answering otherwise is just being silly.Snotbubbles said:
Only if the State is run by members of the incumbents party. Example Pennsylvania's economy is tanking, New Jersey's economy is tanking. Ohio's is booming. Trump campaigns on "look at the failed Democratic leadership in these States. Look at how great Republican leadership is doing."
Thanks @The General I agree with you on this.
