Dear Commons Community,

Rick Santorum, the former senator from Pennsylvania, two-time Republican presidential candidate, and an analyst for CNN has a warning for President Donald Trump.   “I love 90 percent of what the president does,” he said. “I like about 20 percent of what he says. If you look at what he says, he’s got to work on that in order to calm down the opposition.” 

Santorum has been an unabashed Trump supporter for the past two years and frequently is the “opposition” on CNN panels that are dominated by anti-Trumpers.  However, speaking to CNN’s Anderson Cooper last night, Santorum said that while Trump is celebrating this week’s Republican victories in North Carolina, there was a more ominous long-term trend appearing in the polls. Trump has low favorability ratings and is trailing most of his potential 2020 Democratic rivals, meaning he has quite a hill to climb if he hopes to win reelection next year.

“The president’s numbers are not good numbers,” Santorum said. “The races in 2018 were not good races for the president and he’s gotta be concerned.” 

Santorum added that in the end, Trump’s own mouth could be what seals his fate.

Santorum’s comments represent another small crack in Trump support going into 2020.

Tony

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