FLBear5630 said:
whiterock said:
Interesting numbers.
I am eager to see how the actual Primaries play out.
so far, the dynamics I've mentioned are playing out. Trump is unpopular, but holding ground or better, while Biden is also unpopular and sliding. The reasons are easy to understand - Biden is the incumbent amongst broad discontent over the economy, the border, political corruption, etc..... That dynamic will definitely continue, and should (all things equal) open up a sustained, modest lead for Trump. Stuff is going sideways for Democrats and could easily get out of hand for them.
Within that, there are all kinds of unpredictables: the Trump prosecutions, the looming Biden impeachment (or more correctly, the revelations flowing from it), Biden's health, high likelihood of consequential third party candidates, etc..... Again, most of those will negatively affect Biden/Democrats, while the one issue posing risk to Trump (prosecutions) has ironically helped him as much as hurt him....so far. Will that continue to be so? one would think not, but then, one would think the prosecutions would have already sunk him, so it's hard to assess the impact of a conviction. Counting on one or more to drive a stake thru the heart of his political career is wishful thinking, at this point.....
I can't see a scenario I'd be willing to bet on where Trump is NOT the nominee.
Biden is actually at greater risk of not making the Dem ticket, because of his polling. They can put up with everything else about him, as long as he appears to be able to beat Trump. The problem for them is, as bad as the scenarios with him on the ticket are starting to look, the alternative scenarios are all worse unless MichelleO decides to run. I'm surprised there isn't more buzz surrounding her now, which tends to support the narrative that she is firm about not wanting to run. But the worse Biden gets, the more powerful will be the urge to get her in the race. Likeability and buzz about "first woman POTUS" are about all Dems have to run on. Abortion is a micro issue and will not be able to salvage the 2024 general election like it did the 2022 mid-terms