2020 presidential election comes down to 'a thousand people in Wisconsin,' according to SNL

Jesse Garza
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Folks across the nation can argue all they want about whether President Donald Trump will survive an impeachment attempt and be re-elected in 2020.

But at the end of the day, the president's fate hangs on the whims of just a few ill-informed Cheeseheads, according to the latest "Saturday Night Live" cold-open sketch.

The prediction is made by a snowman narrator at the end of the holiday-themed skit, during which three hyper-polarized families debate over Christmas dinner about the pros and cons of Trump's administration and his political future.

"Now those three families may seem different, but you see, they have one important thing in common," says the snowman, played by Aidy Bryant.

"They live in states where their votes don't matter," the narrator continues. "They'll debate the issues all year long, but then it all comes down to a thousand people in Wisconsin who won't even think about the election until the morning of."

"And that's the magic of the Electoral College." 

SNL also took a swipe at the Dairy State last week with a sketch called "Wisconsin Women."