Donald Trump would be on track to win a historic landslide in November ā€” if so many US voters didnā€™t find him personally repugnant.

Roughly 53 percent of Americans have anĀ unfavorable opinionĀ of the former president. And yet, when asked about Trumpā€™s ability to handle key issues ā€” or the impact of hisĀ policiesĀ ā€”Ā voters routinelyĀ giveĀ the Republican candidate higher marks thanĀ President Biden.

In aĀ YouGov surveyĀ released this month, Trump boasted an advantage over Biden on 10 of the 15 issues polled. On the three issues that votersĀ routinely nameĀ as top priorities ā€” theĀ economy, immigration, and inflation ā€” respondents said that Trump would do a better job by double-digit margins.

Meanwhile, in aĀ recent New York Times/Siena College poll,Ā 40 percent of voters said that Trumpā€™s policies had helped them personally, while just 18 percent said the same of Biden. If Americans could elect a normal human being with Trumpā€™s reputation for being ā€œtoughā€ on immigration and good at economics, they would almost certainly do so.

Biden is fortunate that voters do not have that option. But to erase Trumpā€™sĀ small but stubborn leadĀ in the polls, the president needs to erode his GOP rivalā€™s advantage on the issues.

  • KevonLooney@lemm.ee
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    8 months ago

    Exactly. Who do you think is more likely to answer a phone poll? A rural landline to an older man with nothing better to do then shout ā€œTrumpā€ into the receiver OR an urban mobile number owned by a young non-white woman with two kids?

    These polls oversample loud conservatives and undersample quieter Democrats with actual lives. Remember 2020 when Trump had lots of ā€œenthusiasmā€ at his rallies? Howā€™d that work out?

    It doesnā€™t matter how enthusiastic your vote is, it matters if you vote. Just vote and help others to do the same. Sign up for a Biden or local Democratā€™s GOTV effort. Thatā€™s actual democracy.

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      8 months ago

      Dude exactly, also a bunch of us dems are just of the type who wouldnā€™t participate regardless even if they got a hold of us. If they want my time they have to pay.

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      8 months ago

      Those people answering the landline are MUCH more likely to vote. Ask Hilary and Bernie how their races went.

      Trump is upā€¦the Dā€™s need to realize that and do something about it.