“Bad and worse” duel in the American elections
| The American presidential election competition this year is a competition that most American people do not want. |
International Group Tasnim News Agency – In the situation that the candidacy of “Joe Biden” and “Donald Trump” For the Democratic and Republican parties in the US presidential elections, numerous polls have indicated for a long time that the competition between these two politicians is something that many Americans are turning away from.
Bad news for this category. It is from the Americans that the competition between Donald Trump and Joe Biden is one of the longest election campaigns in the history of the United States, considering that their nominations for their respective parties have been determined ahead of time.
ABC news network quoted One of the polling centers affiliated with the Democratic Party wrote in this regard: “It is a bitter joke that the longest presidential election campaign in the United States is the election that people are least excited about.”
Biden and Trump easily In the intra-party phase of the presidential election, they were able to win the party’s nomination, and even before a vote was held, it was clear that they would not face a tough opponent.
Electoral experts in January ABC said that the election competition between the candidates of the two parties started 9 months before the November election, which is unprecedented in the history of the United States. The closest similarities are from 1996 and 2000. In these two terms, the race for the nomination basically ended in March. Mark Updgrew, whose field of study is the history of US presidential elections, said: “I don’t remember two parties getting the nomination this quickly.” has been achieved At the same time, I think that Americans are very excited about this issue.”
Biden and Trump, as two candidates who each have 4 years of presidential experience in their careers, are in a disastrous situation in terms of popularity. ABC’s database of interviews with voters throughout the election period shows that the attitude of voters about the competition of these two people is a mixture of disbelief and sometimes fear. In the competition between these two candidates, he said: “It is a difficult decision because I am not at all satisfied with the direction the country is in.” Mas Kanu, another voter in “It’s scary,” South Carolina said. I have voted for both Republicans and Democrats in the past. I wish we had more candidates instead of here, there were better candidates.”
A new poll conducted by the Reuters news agency also shows that Americans are not interested in a rematch between the two candidates. The poll found that more than half of voters are dissatisfied with America’s two-party system, and only 25 percent approve of it.
Whitney Talarico, 35, said: “Independents really don’t have a chance. “Polar personalities usually sit at the top, and this is a sad issue for our country.” In response to whether he would vote for Trump or Biden, he said he would probably look for a third party.
In this survey, 75 percent of voters said that Biden should not run for re-election. This figure for Trump was 56%.
Nikki Haley, Donald Trump’s election rival, pointed out the same issue in one of his speeches: “Most Americans do not want a rematch between Biden and Trump. The first party to announce the retirement of its 80-year-old candidate will be the party that wins this election.”
Biden’s unpopularity among American voters is due to his hasty and unmeasured performance both in domestic politics and in politics. It originates from abroad. In the field of foreign policy, Biden’s popularity has been steadily declining, especially after the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Furthermore, America’s crisis-making in Ukraine caused the United States to indirectly enter a war that has cost the country more than 50 billion dollars so far, and the United States is suffering from rampant inflation that is unprecedented in the last 40 years.
Biden’s frequent and troublesome blunders are the result of his age and mental and physical decline, and are among the factors of his popularity decline. Falling down while boarding the plane, forgetting, losing the way after the speech, moving and misaddressing people and their positions, from his first vice president to the Queen of England and the former president of Afghanistan, etc. have been only part of Biden’s gaffes.
But does the decline in Biden’s popularity mean the popularity of the Republican candidate?
The most obvious answer to this question is “no”.
Reluctance for the Democrats, lack of enthusiasm for the Republicans
The American people showed in the mid-term congressional elections that although they are disappointed with the Democrats, they are not enthusiastic about the Republican spectrum, where Trump is the main candidate. It is; A candidate who was one of the rare American presidents who only served one term and during this time he challenged the world and caused an internal rebellion and the capture of Congress.
Trump will not compete with Biden as a neutral person without a record in the November elections of this year. He will enter the election with a 4-year lead, which happens to be a weak and marginal lead in the minds of American voters.
During his 4 years in the White House, Trump withdrew America from multilateral global agreements and international organizations, against His allies launched a trade war on the other side of the Atlantic, used a “zero tolerance” policy against immigrants, and in the domestic scene, with policies such as supporting torture and suppressing protesters, issuing amnesty for those accused of war crimes, fueling racial and political divisions. And the support for police brutality has more than ever questioned America’s legitimacy to defend the ideals of human rights and democracy. Neutralizing them was permanent. Trump’s decisions to withdraw Washington from all these international agreements forever created the impression that American presidents cannot oblige our governments to adhere to current agreements, and this is a very serious issue, especially considering the increasing polarization of the American political space. Attention. Rebecca Lissner, an assistant professor at the US Naval War College, said about the effects of Trump’s foreign policy: “The era of major agreements is over.” The likely issue is that our partners no longer trust America to keep its commitments. Even if America wants to regain its traditional helm in leadership, we will always be the country that elected Donald Trump.” , “Dennis Ross”, a former American official in the Washington Post, quoted an official from one of the Arab countries and wrote: “Now many people in the region say: if you count on America’s cover, you will be naked.”
It turns out that the American people, rather than going to the polls for a bright future, are going to vote in the form of the 2024 presidential election in order to prevent the realization of what are called apocalyptic scenarios in their country, and among the 2 people who They have weak records in the White House, so they choose someone who is less dangerous to be the president of their country.
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