Aside from emerging international geopolitical consequences, I would not be so quick to discount Trump's reelection. As it happens, many of the policies he's os

Aside from emerging international geopolitical consequences, I would not be so quick to discount Trump's reelection. As it happens, many of the policies he's ostensibly been pushing for align with containing 2019ncov and mitigation the various weaknesses it has exposed. If Trump plays this right, this is a massive opportunity to bring manufacturing jobs back to the U.S., possibly under subsidy. Borders are already closing and protectionist sentiment is likely to rise at least in the short term because of virus fears. China has been brought to it's knees and may back off from the trade war that we've been waging. Assuming the majority populous doesn't totally lose faith in Trump for completely screwing up the response to the pandemic (a very real possibility), I think he'll have an even better chance of winning the election, regardless of my personal feelings about him. Don't forget that he is an incumbent and incumbents are rarely voted out during times of crisis. That said, both sides are already playing political games over preparation for the pandemic, and I'm not looking forward to the upcoming shitshow. Edit: those who are silently downvoting need to look at this objectively and stifle their hatred for Trump. The fact that this could work in his favor is just politics - it doesn't help to ignore it just because you don't like him. Sometimes incompetent/evil people succeed with the help of circumstance.