The 2024 presidential election is now only a few months away. Indeed, less than five calendar months now separate the United States and the day scheduled for the general election in the early part of the month of November. Currently, the state of affairs within the country is one marked by significant political volatility and turmoil. Since the 2016 presidential election, politics in the country have become increasingly polarized and tense. Millions of people have become hyper focused on the state of domestic affairs in this regard, and the sad reality is that most Americans are likely to agree that the country is at a dangerously divided state. Most recent polls continue to forecast a very close race between Trump and Biden, with Biden recently being shown to have gained ground over Trump following his conviction in the stormy Daniels hush-money case in New York State. Following this conviction, Trump appeared to lose sizeable ground in swing states, with a New York Times report showing his lead on average shrink from about three points to only one.
Paired with this, many GOP voters have expressed hesitancy when considering voting for Trump. The incumbent president Joe Biden has been trying to tap into a clear-majority but still a sizeable group of voters on the right who are leery about Trump. Many of these individuals had supported Nikki Haley in the GOP primary. Biden is hoping these individuals may help him win a second term.
Trump has long been known for his many controversial statements and his no-nonsense, no-filter approach to politics. While that has been a big part of his appeal for many GOP voters, he also has alienated many others and certainly has fared increasingly poorly with moderate and independent centrist voters that are critical to any Republicans chances of winning a presidential general election nationally. Many GOP Senators, including Mitch McConnell, have reacted poorly to Trumps recent retaliatory messaging.
