With eight weeks before Election Day, the state of the 2020 campaign is clear: President Trump is trailing Joe Biden, who has succeeded so far in making the race a referendum on the incumbent. If Mr. Trump is going to stage a comeback, and not become only the fourth incumbent in a century to be denied a second term, he will have to make the race about policy differences and Mr. Biden’s indulgence to the Democratic left. If the race comes down to a character contest, Mr. Trump will lose. This isn’t a repeat of 2016 when Hillary...

Source: Wall Street Journal September 08, 2020 23:15 UTC