ELECTION 2020

[HairOfTheDog]

I just read that President Obama is going to endorse Uncle Joe today. Good.

...and the other day I read that Mrs. Obama will be involved in the get out the vote. Good!

I thought the Obamas were very strong in their campaigning efforts for Hillary Clinton in 2016.  But, it wasn't enough to propel her to victory in those handful of midwestern states that Obama had won in the previous two elections.

Joe Biden seems to be on more solid footing with Democrats and swing voters than she was though, if the primaries and his performance against Bernie Sanders are solid indicators.  And, I won't be surprised if a significant percentage of those swing voters choose not to vote for Trump again.

But, I expect the Trump campaign to go all out in terms of smearing Joe Biden like they did with Hillary Clinton.  It's probably gonna get pretty ugly once Obama endorses Biden.  

Hopefully, Biden will be able to simply use Trump's own words and actions (and lack of actions) to make his case, and he'll be able to strongly defend himself when appropriate.