Even so, small shifts could make all the difference given that Trump won election in 2016 only by the narrowest of margins and faces a reelection fight in which he has abruptly lost his strongest card — a robust economy that was vaporized by the coronavirus.

That is what Never Trump figures such as Rick Wilson are banking on. A longtime Republican consultant known for his pugnacity, Wilson has written two bestselling books excoriating Trump and is one of the leading members of The Lincoln Project.

“We put out something that spoke in a language that Republicans have long understood,” Wilson told The Hill, referring to the TV commercial that stoked the president’s ire…

“Even the most fanatic, deranged Trumpist can’t say we are better off than we were four years ago. Donald Trump’s leadership, especially during a moment of crisis, has been so abysmal that he doesn’t like to be held to account,” Wilson said.