People Don’t Think Donald Trump Will Become President Again
Democrats need to remind them it is possible.
The American people are beginning to think about the 2024 presidential election. It is, admittedly, an early stage. Pollsters have just started to release regular battleground polls. Most states still have not set their primary ballots, meaning that new candidates could enter the race at any time. Large numbers of voters remain undecided and are continuing to give attention to third-party candidates they will likely never vote for.
But at this early point, the polls suggest that the American people clearly want Donald Trump to become president. Trump is leading in a number of general election and battleground state polls. His rise has forced Democrats to double down on their reelection efforts and start to address some of the issues and constituencies they had previously ignored. Trump’s success has also forced the party to change its economic message, since it appears that voters care much more about reducing inflation than high consumer spending or low unemployment.
The most amazing aspect of Trump’s support is that it is starting to come from sources that most people never dreamed that it could. Biden has lost substantial ground from African American men, after years of outright racist comments and policies that openly support wealthy white…