Donald Trump would be on track to win a historic landslide in November — if so many US voters didn’t find him personally repugnant.

Roughly 53 percent of Americans have an unfavorable opinion of the former president. And yet, when asked about Trump’s ability to handle key issues — or the impact of his policies — voters routinely give the Republican candidate higher marks than President Biden.

In a YouGov survey released this month, Trump boasted an advantage over Biden on 10 of the 15 issues polled. On the three issues that voters routinely name as top priorities — the economy, immigration, and inflation — respondents said that Trump would do a better job by double-digit margins.

Meanwhile, in a recent New York Times/Siena College poll, 40 percent of voters said that Trump’s policies had helped them personally, while just 18 percent said the same of Biden. If Americans could elect a normal human being with Trump’s reputation for being “tough” on immigration and good at economics, they would almost certainly do so.

Biden is fortunate that voters do not have that option. But to erase Trump’s small but stubborn lead in the polls, the president needs to erode his GOP rival’s advantage on the issues.

  • @Cryophilia
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    -419 months ago

    You know John Oliver is not actually the government minister in charge of When People Get to Retire?

    Retirement is just a number. Once you hit that number, you can retire.

    Talking about the “retirement age” is just the age at which social security benefits kick in. It doesn’t mean you’re no longer allowed to work after that age, or that you’re required to work until that age.

    • @MotoAsh
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      9 months ago

      No one thinks retirement is when the government forces you to not work… What are you, 14?

      • @Cryophilia
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        -269 months ago

        You might overestimate Chocrates

        You definitely overestimate Lemmy commenters

        • @Chocrates
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          19 months ago

          I am an idiot but this seems pointlessly mean.

          • @Cryophilia
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            19 months ago

            Just an accurate observation from my time on lemmy.

    • @douglasg14b
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      99 months ago

      Morals to talking about penalties for your retirement accounts…

      Which can be significant

    • @aodhsishaj
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      -89 months ago

      Government minister? там, где ты, товарищ, водка хороша?