Will Trump lose the battle but win the war?

If you thought populism was bad before the virus pandemic, you better hang onto your hat, because you haven’t seen anything yet.

Conventional punditry wisdom seems to be that U.S. President Donald Trump can’t possibly get re-elected in 2020 and even though Mr. Trump might lose the election, his ideas on protectionism, anti-elitism and xenophobia might eventually win the day, writes Gerry Nicholls. Photograph courtesy of Gage Skidmore

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

April 23, 2020

OAKVILLE, ONT.—Conventional punditry wisdom seems to be that U.S. President Donald Trump can’t possibly get re-elected in 2020. Globe and Mail columnist Lawrence Martin, for instance, likely spoke for many when he recently noted that, “Trump is running with a collapsed economy. ... I...

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