Yeah, Sarah, I would be shocked if a prominent Democrat runs versus Biden. I would not be shocked, however, if he declines to run for reelection.
If Trump were to unexpectedly wait to reveal or were even to drift the idea he won’t run that could make complex Biden’s decision-making process if he is considering not running again. I guess I’m simply doubtful that Biden would surrender without an obvious beneficiary apparent despite his age.
(After all, he beat Trump in 2020.) But I’m unsure how much the data backs that up. According to a You, Gov/Yahoo News poll from the beginning of the month, registered voters picked Biden over Trump 45 percent to 42 percent. They likewise selected Harris over Trump 45 percent to 44 percent.
And that’s before even entering the reality that 2024 is 2 years away and early general-election polls are pretty meaningless. It mostly depends upon the pollster as to whether Biden leads or Trump leads, but on balance, Biden might lead slightly usually. I do think, however, some Democrats believe anybody aside from Biden may be weaker against Trump.
Many of the discontent appears to be coming within Biden’s own party, too. To be clear, 75 percent of Democrats said they authorize of the job Biden is doing as president.
Where Biden goes from here back up or stagnant could be crucial to determining whether he runs once again., however he’s still underwater general.
Is it fair to say that we’re all in contract that there is not room for anyone else in the Democratic main aside from Biden unless, of course, he does not run? Yes! The truth that nobody quickly enters your mind tells me yes. Yes. OK, time to speak about the Republican side of things.
Ron De, Santis, previous Vice President Mike Pence, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley, former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan all appear to be lining up to run. Of those, De, Santis is the only one who (currently) seems capable of beating Trump should the previous president certainly run.
If you get a number of prospects splitting up the vote not going for Trump, it’s just going to make it simpler for him to win.
You’re not challenging a sitting president, and there certainly appears to be a minimum of some hesitancy over Trump and the idea that he has excessive luggage and might not be able to win in a general election once again. A New York Times/Siena College survey from last month found, for example, that nearly half of Americans who planned to vote in the 2024 Republican primary would choose a candidate aside from Trump in a main race.
I’m happy you brought up that survey, because I thought that was an intriguing method to frame the results, as one might also argue from that poll that Trump is still the undeniable leader. He was first, with 49 percent support, and De, Santis was in second, at 25 percent.
There is definitely more space for a challenger to Trump than to Biden, but Trump would still be favored. According to a recent Politico/Morning Consult poll, 56 percent of Republican politician and independent authorized citizens stated they would support Trump, while 18 percent stated they would support De, Santis, 8 percent stated they would support Pence and a bunch of other prospects all got 2 percent or less.
According to that You, Gov/Yahoo News survey I pointed out previously, Trump beats De, Santis 44 percent to 35 percent among registered voters in a direct match. Definitely, but this point (from the Times reporting on the survey) was an interesting contrast to me: “His share of the Republican primary electorate is less than Hillary Clinton’s amongst Democrats was at the outset of the 2016 race.” Naturally, Clinton ultimately won that race, however it wasn’t a guarantee Sanders offered her a real run for her money.
The Times might have also compared Trump to Gore’s position in 1999. That stated, De, Santis is plainly a genuine danger to Trump; a 9-point lead in the surveys is not protect.
I understand we had a chat back in the day about whether Trump’s grip on the GOP is still strong. At the time, I said that Trump may be weaker than some wish to admit, however after Tuesday night’s results most especially Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney’s primary loss coupled with the fates of the 9 other Republicans who voted to impeach the former president I really think it’ll be truly difficult for another Republican to cut through his power.