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Trump v. Biden: Not the Candidates We Deserve

As always, the standard disclaimer: It’s early. Not one primary vote has yet been cast. It’s ten months until the 2024 election, and that’s an eternity in politics. But let’s acknowledge the state of the primary polls at the moment, and assume, for the sake of argument, that the 2024 Presidential election will be a rematch of 2020, with former President Donald Trump in the gold trunks in one corner, and current President Joe Biden in the Depends in the other. Not the candidates we deserved. But maybe the candidates we needed.

What might that look like?

Less than three weeks from now, after Iowa’s January 15 caucuses and New Hampshire’s January 23 primary, don’t be surprised if all significant challengers to Trump and Biden throw in the towel. 

Why is this happening? Maybe it’s because Biden and Trump really are the candidates we’ve wanted all along. 

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