Inside the Beltway: Donald Trump, Joe Biden and 2024
Here is a truth that is difficult to evade: 2024 will not come for 878 days – that is the period from Friday to January 1, 2024.
Worse still – at least for the potential presidential candidates – election day won’t break for 310 days. Add that up and the press and anyone considering running for higher office has 1,188 days to wait for the big day to come.
It’s a long wait. But political speculation, both a science and a sport, is afoot about this particular race and who will be running – whether it will be party leaders, next-generation hopefuls, or promising state governors. Several straw polls and polls in major leagues have come and gone this year to place potential match-ups and favorites.
Now comes a new Quinnipiac poll that shows 49% of US adults think the former president Donald Trump will run for the White House in 2024. This includes 61% of Republicans, 48% of these key independents, and 30% of Democrats.
Another 33% of respondents think that President Biden will run again in three years. This is the opinion of 18% of Republicans, 35% of Independents and 41% of Democrats.
So is there a long-term chance that the combatants of 2020 could face again? However, the findings go a little further.
“Americans were asked whether they were more or less likely to vote for a candidate who was supported by Donald Trump. Overall, 19% say they are more likely to vote for the candidate, 41% say less likely, and 37% say it makes no difference. Among Republicans, 54% say they are more likely to vote for the candidate, 34% say it doesn’t make a difference, and 6% say they are less likely, “the poll analysis reads.
“Americans were asked if they were more or less likely to vote for a candidate supported by Joe Biden. Overall, 16% say they are more likely to choose the candidate, 29% say less likely, and 53% say it makes no difference. Among Democrats, 42% say they are more likely to vote for the candidate, 53% say it doesn’t make a difference, and 3% say it is less likely. “
The Quinnipiac University survey polled 1,290 adults in the United States from July 27 to August 2.
YANG HAS A LIVING ROOM
Democratic entrepreneur Andrew Yang – who has launched consecutive campaigns for the US President and Mayor of New York City over the past few years – has not given up on national affairs. He has a new book arriving October 5th and the title explains a lot.
“Forward: Notes on the Future of Our Democracy” is intended as a blueprint, says the author, to overcome the “era of institutional failure” and other problems.
“Yang introduces us to America’s various ‘priests of decline’, including politicians whose incentives have divorced the people they are supposed to serve,” says publisher Crown in advance.
“Inspired by his experience as a candidate for office and as an entrepreneur, as well as ideas from leading thinkers, Yang offers a range of solutions, including data rights, ranked voting, and fact-based governance enabled by modern technology. there is no cavalry ‘- and it’s up to us, ”advise the Crown notes.
WHAT’S ELSE OUT THERE
The Greens have their own ideas for a proper agenda in the US
“More than 110 greens, community, workers and faith groups recently published a letter calling on them President Biden and the Democratic leaders in Congress to fund a 10-year eco-socialist $ 42 trillion Green New Deal, well above the $ 3.5 trillion stimulus package requested by the Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer“Said the Greens in a letter to their supporters that was shared with Inside the Beltway.
“Sen. Schumer says he intends to put his $ 3.5 trillion stimulus package on the first vote before the August break. It only takes 50 votes in the Senate. We have to call on Democrats to support a much more robust climate investment – this could be our last best chance for groundbreaking funding, as the GOP is likely to regain control of at least one house in 2022, ”concluded the Greens, who are currently preoccupied with the August break .
The long letter itself contained 14 essential paragraphs and was signed by organizations such as the Climate Reality Project, the Granny Peace Brigade, the Iowa Green Party, the Liberty Tree Foundation for the Democratic Revolution, the Puget Sound Socialist Party, and Save the Pine Bush.
“This is America’s last chance to avoid climate chaos. President Biden, we need courageous leadership from you and Congress that puts the needs of the many above the riches of the few. A Green New Deal is the way to jobs, peace and a future worth living, ”the letter concluded.
A BONGINO MOMENT
Some notable weekend programs: Fox News Weekend Host Dan Bongino will interview the former president Donald Trump on Saturday.
By the way, the name of Mr. Bongino’s show is “Unfiltered”. It starts at 10 p.m.
Topics of the night include the Biden administration’s border policy, the coronavirus and some other news of the day.
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SURVEY OF THE DAY
• 63% of US adults support a Congressional investigation into the January 6th takeover of the US Capitol; 29% of Republicans, 64% of Independents, and 91% of Democrats agree.
• 59% overall believe that such an investigation will not lead to “significant policy changes”; 72% of Republicans, 58% of Independents, and 48% of Democrats agree.
• 57% overall say the January 6th event was “an attack on democracy that should never be forgotten”; 17% of Republicans, 57% of Independents and 94% of Democrats agree.
• 38% overall say that too much is being made of the event and “it’s time to move on”; 75% of Republicans, 39% of Independents, and 5% of Democrats agree.
SOURCE: A Quinnipiac University survey of 1,290 US adults conducted July 27 through August. 2.
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