The Democrats won clear victories in Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania on Tuesday. If they can repeat this in 2020, they will win the presidency even if Trump prevails in Ohio, Florida, and Iowa, all of which will be in play.
A generic Democrat would consequently begin the 2020 race as a clear favorite over Trump. The issue, of course, is that Trump will be running against an actual flesh-and-blood candidate, not Mr. or Ms. Generic. The party’s task, therefore, is to make sure that it doesn’t nominate someone who is less popular than Mr. or Ms. Generic.
How can that be done? I’ll be discussing that in three separate weekly series over the rest of the year.