The media continues to border the 2024 presidential election round the concept that Trump is a powerful candidate, however trying on the numbers reveals that Trump is weak.
Simon Rosenberg summed up the GOP’s Trump drawback:
Trump is weak, not robust.
– 35% to 40% of Rs not supporting him nationally
– Majorities of Rs not with him within the early states
– GOP has meaningfully splintered, retains dropping elections
– Olympian negatives, will make it close to not possible for him to win
– New Hampshire https://t.co/J5LZCA1Osb— Simon Rosenberg (@SimonWDC) January 4, 2024
There are numerous Republicans who aren’t solidly behind Trump in early major states. Trump is averaging 51% support in Iowa. In New Hampshire, Trump is averaging lower than half of the vote.
To listen to Trump inform it, and the media parrot it, Republicans are lined up behind Donald Trump. The extra practical rationalization for Trump operating away with the Republican nomination is that he has a stable maintain on probably Republican major voters, mixed with the opposite candidates within the Republican major area being fully uninspiring and underwhelming.
The Republican Party has gotten smaller under Donald Trump. The GOP has been decreased to its MAGA core. The media is extra focused on enjoying up the horse race features of the 2024 election than the discussing the flaws of Donald Trump and the way he’s really harming his occasion.
Trump is a weak candidate leading a divided occasion. Whereas this doesn’t imply that President Biden and Democrats will probably be a landslide as a result of America is so divided that every one elections are shut, it does recommend that Democrats have a structural benefit, which is likely one of the explanation why they proceed to win elections.
Jason is the managing editor. He’s additionally a White Home Press Pool and a Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason has a Bachelor’s Diploma in Political Science. His graduate work centered on public coverage, with a specialization in social reform actions.
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