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The line when it comes to 2020 and reelection. >> i think that it's natural for democrats to really want to go after her right now in a way that they haven't before, but her brand in the state of maine has always been very strong. if you look back at the 2008 election, democrats put up one of maine's two sitting incumbent congressmen, tom allen was very well-funded in that race. it was a race democrats really wanted to make competitive. it was a good year for democrats. that was of course the first year that barack obama won the presidency. susan collins won 61-39. it was not close. 2020 is a ...

Political autopsy and that seems to be in hindsight a perfect word. people forget trump is a brand. he's not a politician which is part of his appeal. but he has probably been testing that brand the trump name for decades through polling, focus groups. he knows where it will hit, it knows where it will work. so this shouldn't be a surprise to anybody. but the political field did not anticipate his activities and his strength. frankly the media was a little behind the curve, too. he'll be out there, he's doing his thing. he's appeal to ing to a very, v narrow slice of republican super voters. i...