Today Donald Trump will announce his candidacy for reelection

The current President of the United States, Donald Trump, will today present his candidacy for re-election during a rally in the city of Orlando, State of Florida.

The beginning of an early campaign coincides with his popularity and acceptance rates of just under 50%; a consensus that is also reflected in the states of the deep North America where his first election was defined.

There is still plenty of time before the next presidential elections and many issues and events can still mark the atmosphere of the contest scheduled for 2020, however for the time being it should be noted that the economic performance, to date, confirms one of the longest periods of economic growth, an achievement initiated during the Obama administration which continued during the Trump administration, and that the president claims as an achievement of his own.

Despite the fact that many analysts stress the weakness and vulnerability of this growth, the reality is that at the moment, the American society is experiencing a sweet economic period, with the lowest unemployment rate in the last 50 years, despite the fact that the continued growth of 4% of GDP promised by Trump is far from the statistics (this year for example will not reach the 3% expected in the budgets), and that income and wages mainly belong to the highest classes.

Economic data and its impact on the performance of the domestic economy will be a key issue in the upcoming presidential campaign, because although Trump's foreign policy is erratic and conflicting, fomenting numerous economic, political and military conflicts, this is not an issue that traditionally the majority of American voters takes as a basis for their final voting decision.

The economic and social repercussions that the current commercial war with China or the real threat of a similar situation with its partner and neighbour, Mexico, essential for both its internal and export markets, can produce in the next year and a half are still to be seen by society and the American economy.

Meanwhile, at the moment, it seems unlikely that the current President will face a competitor from within his Republican Party, while the candidate of the Democratic Party has yet to be named.