President Trump’s re-election team is already tracking – and attacking, when necessary – the Democrats, and a Republican too, who may give him trouble in 2020.
Politico reported that Trump’s campaign team, which is still headquartered in Trump Tower, has a list of names that range from Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., a liberal favorite, to political outsider Mark Zuckerberg, the co-founder and CEO of Facebook, who might run for president in three years.
With prominent Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine saying this week that it’s ‘too difficult to say’ if Trump will again be her party’s nominee, the president’s campaign team is eyeing GOP challengers too, mainly Ohio Gov. John Kasich.
President Trump has a handful of staffers employed to start his 2020 re-election bid, and they’re already trying to figure out which Democrats – and Republicans – might run
Trump’s re-election team, comprised of only a handful of staffers, has been informally monitoring the activities of a number of potential 2020 players, with the prevailing thought being that Democrats will have an overly crowded field, Politico reported.
The line-up includes known quantities like Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, who could inspire both liberals and white working class voters to come to the polls, and win back an especially important bellwether, purple state.
They’re also looking at Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., a newcomer on the national scene who is getting a lot of ink.
And beyond Zuckerberg, the Trump team is looking at Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz, as someone who might enter the political fray to take on billionaire Trump.
The Trump campaign 2.0 is already sending out email attacks too, with one last week aimed at a number of lawmakers, and potential 2020 contenders: Sens. Cory Booker, D-N.J., Kamala Harris, D-Calif., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. and Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn.
‘The 2020 Democrat field is trying to stand out by obstructing the president’s agenda,’ the release said, according to Politico.
And the president personally is starting to get into the action.
Tonight he’ll do a rally, which is considered a Trump campaign event and not part of his presidential duties, from Phoenix, Arizona, a state he won by less than four points against Hillary Clinton and could be a challenge in 2020 as demographics continue to change.
He already started fundraising, hosting donors to his downtown D.C. hotel earlier this year.
Politico reported that Trump plans a major cross-country fundraising haul this fall as well, hitting up states including New York and Texas.
While Trump has suffered from low poll numbers – including a recent survey that showed his popularity dipping below 40 percent in three key states, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin – the numbers also reveal that his core base of supporters remains and that Republicans tend to be supportive of his decisions.