I really don’t think that Trump’s decision to send troops to Portland or run ads about 911 calls not being answered in “Joe Biden’s America” are about winning the suburbs. They are about getting support from his base -which has been sagging - engaged. 1/
This @KFF poll shows that from May to July, Trump job approve among R’s has dropped across the board: -12 on job approve, -10 on economy and a whopping -26 on coronavirus. https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-tracking-poll-july-2020-politics/ 2/
KFF Health Tracking Poll – July 2020 - Politics

Coronavirus and the 2020 Election, ACA Key Findings Less than four months before the 2020 presidential election, the latest KFF Health Tracking Poll finds President Trump receiving his lowest ratin…

https://www.kff.org/report-section/kff-health-tracking-poll-july-2020-politics/
Is getting his base back enough for him to win the race? Probably not. He’s got to win back independents who’ve also soured on him. BUT, it sure would help GOP SEN candidates in IA, KS and Montana to have R voters come home.
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