The Trump campaign faces the daunting task of building a floor

President Donald Trump’s diagnosis of coronavirus was an earthquake for his campaign, causing some Republicans to worry that the election was slipping.

The president’s assurances that the virus would disappear have been shattered. If it wasn’t clear enough, it is now: The election is going to be about coronavirus.

Trump’s famous election rallies have been canceled, depriving him of his best chances to recruit new supporters and stir up old supporters, while shining a brighter spotlight on his history of rarely wearing a mask and downplaying the severity of the virus.

When the president was hospitalized for treatment on Friday, his Democratic rival, Joe Biden, who tested negative for Covid-19 and whom the president mocked for nearly his campaign, spent the day personally rallying support in Michigan. .

Friday’s September jobs report – the last one released before Election Day on Nov.3 – revealed signs of a faltering recovery as Trump counted on an improving economy to propel him into another four years.

Although he has an advantage with voters over Biden on who is best to deal with the economy, surveys show that the country trusts the former vice president by wide margins in managing the coronavirus and the healthcare system. The president’s contagion adds a new test to his management of the virus, which has been his Achilles’ political heel.

“This puts the focus squarely on the healthcare aspect of Covid rather than the economic aspect, which the president and his campaign wanted to focus on,” said Republican Chancellor Matt Gorman, a senior aide to the 2018 House of Representatives election campaign arm.

Trump had already made a bullish run, trailing Biden by 7 to 8 points nationally, according to average NBC News polls, and was falling behind in most swing states. Tuesday’s first debate seemed to do little to help him, and the next two debates could be rolling in the air with Trump on the fight against Covid-19.

Voting is already underway, with many Americans casting their votes early in person or by mail. The president has little time to make up for a lot.

Trump supporters acknowledge the danger but are not prepared to give up.

“This is a terrible scenario for Donald Trump,” said Dan Eberhart, a major Republican donor. “But he’s a wrestler and he can stand the pressure of mountains on his back. I’m not going to count on him.”

The Trump administration has put the virus under a new microscope after a large number of people who attended his party last Saturday to announce Supreme Court nominee Amy Connie Barrett said they had tested positive for the Covid-19 virus. This includes two Republican senators on the judiciary committee – Mike Lee from Utah and Tom Telles from North Carolina – with others testing after attending an event that may have some fear of the virus spreading too much.

New infections could slow the political momentum behind the court nomination that Trump had hoped would stir up conservatives in the final weeks before Election Day. Republican leaders in the Senate say they intend to go ahead with the Barrett Commission hearing on October 12 – roughly if necessary – even though Senate rules state that they will need to actually attend the vote.

In Grand Rapids, Michigan, Biden offered his prayers Friday “for the health and safety of the First Lady and the President of the United States after they tested positive for Covid-19.”

“This is not a matter of policy. It is a strong reminder to all of us that we have to take this virus very seriously. It will not disappear automatically,” he said. “We have to do our part to be responsible. That means following the science, listening to the experts, washing our hands, and social distancing. That means wearing a mask in public and it means encouraging others to do that too.”

Biden hit Trump on his economic record, raising concerns about a sharp decline in workforce participation among women. He added, “This will be the first presidency in modern history to leave her post with fewer jobs than it was when he took office.”

On Friday, Trump’s campaign director Bill Stephen announced the suspension of all campaign events involving Trump, but added, “Vice President Mike Pence, who has tested negative for Covid-19, plans to resume his scheduled campaign events.”

Pence will bear a large share of the campaign’s responsibility in the last 31 days, especially since Stephen and President of the Republican National Committee Rona McDaniel also said that they tested positive for the Corona virus.

“President Trump is in great spirits and cannot wait to return to his campaign track,” Trump campaign spokesman Tim Murtaugh said in an email. “Meanwhile, we will organize the entire world of MAGA to advance the campaign at full speed until it is back. High-level agents will be spread across the country, starting with virtual events and then holding personal events in key countries after the vice president’s discussion next week.”

Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to thank the doctors and made a note of optimism: “Tremendous progress has been made over the past six months in fighting the plague. With their help, I feel good!”

After Trump was diagnosed, Republican pollster Frank Luntz said on Fox News: “It’s not good news for the president in that the focus will now be on Covid-19.”

“When they talk about healthcare, or Covid-19 or those kinds of issues, that’s the strength of Joe Biden now,” said Luntz. “The economy is Donald Trump’s strength, and the fact that he can’t get out now will be a challenge to the campaign.”

He said the remaining two debates were also a problem.

“If Donald Trump is forced to postpone the discussions or lose the discussions because he is ill, he will face a real problem from the electoral foundation,” Luntz said.

Sahel Kapoor

Sohail Kapoor is a national political reporter for NBC News.

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