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Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. appears to pull more support from former President Trump than President Biden in a hypothetical general election matchup, according to a new…

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[–] aseriesoftubes 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Two words: Electoral College.

Biden will win the nationwide popular vote by millions of votes. But that means nothing; he could still easily lose the election. Thanks to the way the Electoral College works, the 2024 election will be decided by a few thousand votes in a small number of states (probably Pennsylvania, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin, and Georgia).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yes, the same electoral college Biden won last time. Trump is not more popular now than he was in 2020. The GOP as a whole is in much worse shape than back then. I just don’t see their path to victory.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Trump supporters have spent a lot of time getting into positions where they control where the votes go

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

One word: Putin