The U.S. economy will weather the Chinese coronavirus:

http://dailytorch.com/2020/03/the-u-s-economy-will-weather-the-chinese-coronavirus/

President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency on March 13 as millions of Americans, especially older Americans, will be weathering the outbreak inside, only venturing out for groceries and largely working from home. Massive stockpiling of food and medicine is already occurring nationwide. Expect an uptick in retail spending in the first quarter of 2020. Any such spending surge, however, will surely be offset by slowdowns elsewhere by affected industries across the country amid the uncertainty. Over the next month, as drive-thru testing becomes more widely available via the public-private partnerships being undertaken by the Trump administration, a lot will be learned about the extent of the virus’ spread. Expect a jump in new cases and more turmoil so long as the number of new cases rises. But eventually, the number of new cases whether owing to a flattening of the curve or warmer weather will drop, and that could catalyze a massive bounce both on markets as well as economically as millions of Americans are able to begin participating in the labor force again. The U.S. economy is the largest in the world with a 50-year low of unemployment, and thanks to the success of the past three years of cutting taxes, regulations and crafting better trade deals, and with your own efforts to mitigate the risk of the virus by following CDC guidelines, we will all weather this storm together. How are you faring?

he way to win a general election is to take the key swing state of Florida and its 29 electoral votes. In order to do that, a candidate must bring out Cuban-American voters in Miami-Dade. Latinos for Trump gives us an idea of how that will go.

Will warmer weather stop the Chinese coronavirus soon? We better hope so.
http://dailytorch.com/2020/03/will-warmer-weather-stop-the-chinese-coronavirus-soon-we-better-hope-so/

Usually, cases for cold and flu drop in the spring and summer after peaking in the winter as temperatures increase and people spend less time indoors, so will the same thing happen with coronavirus next month? For now, the answer from CDC is we don’t know yet. But we should all hope and pray so, unlike politicians hoping this benefits them politically. The public’s mood may appear sour right now given the uncertainty, but with a slowdown in transmission this spring coupled with health officials’ moves to mitigate the spread of the virus. The public could ultimately come to approve of how the government has handled the outbreak. Those who opportunistically use blame today when the number of new cases was rising, by the same metric, will have to offer credit if and when the number of cases starts dropping. What do you think?

Can pro-NAFTA, pro-PNTR w/ China Joe Biden win in Michigan?
http://dailytorch.com/2020/03/can-pro-nafta-pro-pntr-w-china-joe-biden-win-in-michigan/

Four years ago, President Donald Trump shocked the world when he beat Hillary Clinton in the Rust Belt states of Michigan, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Wisconsin by uniting union households that had traditionally voted Democratic and conservatives on the strength of his America first message on trade and immigration. Trump’s appeal to working class voters — opposing the NAFTA, China WTO membership and permanent normalized trade relations with China, as well as combatting illegal immigration to protect American jobs — is what put him over the top. Since 2016, the electoral map has not changed that much. Trump needs to once again carry these Rust Belt states to be reelected. That makes turning those states back blue the Democrats’ number one task in 2020. But to win back those traditional Democratic households in the Rust Belt who voted for Trump in 2016, is former Vice President Joe Biden — who voted for NAFTA and permanent normal trade with China and proposed the Trans-Pacific Partnership — really Democrats’ best choice?

Biden takes the lead after S.C. bounce, but potential convention showdown looms as Bernie wins Calif., Colo. and Utah:
http://dailytorch.com/2020/03/biden-takes-the-lead-after-s-c-bounce-but-potential-convention-showdown-looms-as-bernie-wins-calif-colo-and-utah/

There was always an outside chance former Vice President Joe Biden would be able to come back after losing Iowa and New Hampshire, and now, with a bounce from South Carolina and wins in Texas, Virginia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Alabama and Arkansas, he is the Democratic frontrunner to take on President Donald Trump in November. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, a self-described democratic socialist, however, may still have enough momentum to force a showdown for the heart and soul of the Democratic Party at the convention in Milwaukee, after winning California, Colorado and Utah convincingly. After Super Tuesday, Biden leads in delegates 453 and 382, and next up are Idaho, Michigan, Missouri, Mississippi, North Dakota and Washington on March 10. So far, the race is close enough that there is a high likelihood that neither Sanders nor Biden will accumulate enough delegates in time for the convention — benefitting none other than President Trump, who gets to spend the next several months highlighting the negatives of both opponents, and capitalizing on Democrats’ division in the 2020 landscape. What do you think?