THE CURRENT → THE SOAPBOX Issue 832 · October 21, 2020

What If Trump Loses?

When people see me these days, they ask me two questions. Do I think Trump can win? And what if he doesn’t?

What If Trump Loses?

When people see me these days, they ask me two questions. Do I think Trump can win? And what if he doesn’t?

For most President Trump supporters, this election is a zero-sum game. Or to paraphrase Patrick Henry, it’s: “Give me Trump, or give me death.”

By the same token, Joe Biden supporters assess this election as nothing less than a fight to restore the soul of America that Trump sold to the devil, assuming they don’t consider Trump the devil himself.

When people see me these days, they ask me two questions. Do I think Trump can win? And what if he doesn’t?

I’m not clairvoyant. I’m reliant on the polls, like everyone else. The electoral map isn’t favorable for Trump, no matter how you color it, but there’s one more debate this week and always a chance for a November surprise.

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