Trump's Re-Election Edge Is Greatly Exaggerated We need to know the answers to five questions before we can say he's got the advantage for 2020. By  Albert R. Hunt 405 October 22, 2017, 4:00 PM GMT+2 On the road again.   Photographer: Scott Olson/Getty Images Few stories are more irresistible than those that take on the conventional wisdom and come from an unexpected source. Doug Sosnik, a smart operative in Bill Clinton's White House, provided both with  a column  this month suggesting that Donald Trump is well-positioned for re-election. The Trump base is solid, the Democratic strategist notes, as the president's appeal to populist anger transcends his leadership failures. There will likely be independent candidates in 2020, so, like last year, Trump can win without a majority of votes. Sosnik's column has led to panicked calls from some Democrats and to provocative chatter on politics sites like FiveThirtyEight, while Trumpites, ...