Thread: POTUS 2024 America wrestles with choice

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Trump and Biden are both unpopular: 'It illustrates the polarization in American politics'

Donald Trump is the heavy favorite for the New Hampshire state primary. But while Trump will likely beat his last rival for the Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley, Trump is not very popular with Americans.

On the contrary, according to polls, a majority of Americans are negative toward the former president. The same goes for the current president, Joe Biden.

According to Professor of Political Science Peter Kurrild-Klitgaard, the fact that the race for the presidency will probably be between two such unpopular candidates illustrates the deep polarization in American politics

"Over the last 20 years, we have seen that both parties are increasingly focusing on getting the core voters out, so now the situation is that we have two candidates that a majority does not want.

Instead of trying to be candidates for all Americans, according to Kurrild-Klitgaard, Biden and Trump are concerned with appealing to their home audience:

"Their strategy is to whip up a mood against the opposing candidate who can get their own core voters out and vote.

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I'm with the majority of the US electorate



Told you so

(was a perfect day 4 years ago when Landread called me a coont for not believing in any of those two tossers)

Originally Posted by helge

according to polls, a majority of Americans are negative toward the former president. The same goes for the current president, Joe Biden.

Americans don’t want Trump, because he’s a bat shit crazy, lying, racist, misogynistic piece of shit.

Americans don’t want Biden, because he’s old.

Originally Posted by beachbound

Americans don’t want Trump, because he’s a bat shit crazy, lying, racist, misogynistic piece of shit.

Republicans do. He just won the NH primary.

So what does that tell us about them?

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

Republicans do. He just won the NH primary.

Well, MAGA Republicans do. I don’t think there are enough of them to put him back in the White House.

Originally Posted by harrybarracuda

So what does that tell us about them?

I think Hillary said it best, “they are deplorable.”