Economy gives Trump advantage over Democrats in Ohio, pollsters find [View all]

Almost unnoticed on the day of last week’s Democratic debate in Westerville was the release of a new Battleground Poll, a bipartisan survey by Republican strategist Ed Goeas of the Tarrance Group and Democrat Celinda Lake of Lake Research Partners.

The consensus: President Donald Trump is in trouble. That is, unless...

The pollsters told an Otterbein University audience that Trump loses to a generic Democrat in their survey, his approval ratings are negative overall and on almost every individual topic, and 51% of those surveyed want him impeached.

But Lake warned her fellow Democrats that danger lurks. Voters give Trump good marks for the economy and jobs.

“Until Democrats can offer the American public a bold economic plan and vision that convincingly addresses their pessimism, anxiety and real material insecurity, Trump will remain more competitive than he has a right to be,” she said.

Read more: https://www.dispatch.com/news/20191020/capitol-insider--economy-gives-trump-advantage-over-democrats-in-ohio-pollsters-find
(Columbus Dispatch)