Article snippet: Top Democratic strategists on Friday predicted a candidate for their party would narrowly defeat MORE in the Electoral College if the election were held today, but warned that Republicans had erased an enthusiasm gap that bolstered Democrats in the 2018 midterm elections. The strategists said races in presidential battleground states will be close and gave a pessimistic outlook for their party winning the swing state of Ohio, which they said was less likely to go for their party than Texas. “Democrats do not walk into the 2020 election with the same enthusiasm advantage they had in the 2018 election,” said Guy Cecil, the chairman of Priorities USA, the largest Democratic super PAC. Cecil unveiled a new poll that found a generic Democratic presidential candidate leading Trump 47 percent to 38 percent in Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. A nationwide analysis by Priorities USA gave 279 electoral votes to the Democratic nominee against 259 for Trump if the election were held today, with the margin of victory decided by the Democrats winning back Michigan, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania. A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidency. Cecil said polling in the core battleground states remains close, particularly in Wisconsin, where the president only trails by half a percentage point. And he warned that Democrats would not be able to rely on the advantage in enthusiasm that led to their takeover of the House in 2018. “We’re seeing some changes a... Link to the full article to read more