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Debate shows why Democrats should be afraid of Trump

By Eddie Scarry

Published January 15, 2020 5:05am ET

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Debate shows why Democrats should be afraid of Trump — President Donald Trump walks from Marine One to speak to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, en route to a campaign rally in Manchester, N.H. | (Patrick Semansky/AP)

What did anyone learn from the latest Democratic presidential primary debate on Tuesday? They learned that President Trump’s 2016 victory wasn’t a fluke. He really is that good at campaigning, and the Democrats are not.

Republicans know the feeling. Mitt Romney, the Republican nominee in 2012, wasn’t good at campaigning, and he was up against President Barack Obama, who was.

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