News Democrats had a winning 2018 playbook. They should use it to beat Donald Trump in 2020. July 28, 2019Theda Skocpol, Opinion contributorComments Off on Democrats had a winning 2018 playbook. They should use it to beat Donald Trump in 2020. Democrats seem to be preparing for 2020 by misreading their 2016 loss. The road to national power goes through the suburbs, not the coasts or MSNBC.