Why Republicans are starting to worry about 2020

With everything going on in the world, the past few months have proven difficult for President Donald Trump, and in turn, the Republican Party. Chris Cillizza explains why the Democrats’ widening gap is starting to worry Republicans ahead of November.

SOURCES AND FURTHER READING:
The electoral map is tilting badly against Donald Trump right now
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/06/04/politics/electoral-map-2020-election-donald-trump-joe-biden/index.html

Republican David Valadao concedes in California, giving Democrats a net gain of 40 seats in the House
https://edition.cnn.com/2018/12/06/politics/david-valadao-concession-california/index.html

Will 2020 Be Another Blue Wave Election Year?
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/will-2020-be-another-blue-wave-election-year/
Silent majorities are a misnomer
https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/06/politics/trump-silent-majority-analysis/index.html

Nervous Republicans See Trump Sinking, and Taking Senate With Him
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/25/us/politics/trump-election-briefings.html

Here Are Some of the Women Who Made History in the Midterm Elections
https://time.com/5323592/2018-elections-women-history-records/

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