America The Divided
“Former President Donald Trump’s mounting legal jeopardy is raising a stark political question: can anything break the sustained electoral stalemate that has left the country divided almost exactly in half between the Republican and Democratic coalitions?
Trump is facing a swarm of criminal accusations unprecedented for an active presidential candidate, much less a former president. But during this ordeal, his lead in the 2024 GOP presidential primary has solidified. And while polls have highlighted some clear warning signs for him as a general election nominee, mostly they point to another closely fought contest, with President Joe Biden usually holding a small overall lead and a tiny handful of precariously balanced swing states likely to decide the outcome. A New York Times/Siena College poll released on Tuesday, however, found Trump and Biden tied in a hypothetical matchup at 43 percent.”
Donald Trump and President Biden appear headed for a runoff in next year’s election despite many previous predictions to the contrary. Every time the media thinks another GOP candidate just may be pulling ahead a smidge another poll appears that places Trump in double digit leads over him or her. This shows the extraordinary political division in America with virtually no way to bridge the gap between the left and the right without some national unifying event happening. Our adversaries are certainly taking note and will continue to exploit our disunity to our peril.
