A former adviser to President Barack Obama believes President Trump will see a record turnout of supporters come November.
David Plouffe, who was Obama’s 2008 campaign manager and went on to become a senior adviser in the White House, spoke with Fox News Wednesday and said the coronavirus and struggling economy won’t keep Trump supporters away from the ballot boxes.
“You look at the economic situation and say, ‘How can an incumbent win in that?’ But, you know, no one’s blaming Trump for the damage,” he explained. “I think if you can lay his crisis response at his feet and connect that to the economy, I do think that’s some headwind he’s got to run into.”
Plouffe added that the president is “very dangerous” to assumed presidential nominee Joe Biden because of his strong voter base.
“But,” Plouffe continued, “almost no matter what happens, [the question is], can Donald Trump win Wisconsin? Can he win Michigan? Can he win Pennsylvania? Can he win Florida? Sure, because his base is so solid. And I think he’s going to turn out voters almost at a historical level on his behalf, so that makes him very dangerous if you’re Joe Biden.
“There’s nothing he [Biden] can do about it. He’s not in office. He’s not a governor. He’s not the president. And truthfully, Andrew Cuomo, Gavin Newsom … Donald Trump, citizens want to hear from those folks because they’re the folks making decisions,” he added.
A Washington Post/ABC poll from the end of March found registered voters trust Trump to “handle” both the economy and the coronavirus pandemic over Biden.
