“I have always believed in the republican ideals and greatness of America: as an anti-communist from Solidarity, the Polish prime minister and as the president of the EU. Reagan was my hero. And I met Donald Trump really well. These are the reasons why I pray for Joe Biden’s success.” – wrote Donald Tusk on Twitter.
Although Tusk wrote that he believes in Republican ideals and Ronald Reagan was his hero, he expressed support for Joe Biden, who is almost certain of being nominated from the Democrats for the presidential candidate. Officially, this will happen at the Democratic Party convention in August.
US elections. Falling quotes of Donald Trump
Trust in President Donald Trump fell during anti-police protests in the US. The number of Americans who think that the country is going in the wrong direction has also increased. This is reflected in pre-election polls – former key Vice President Joe Biden is leading in many key states.
From May 31 to June 10, the percentage of Americans who think the country is going the wrong way has risen by 6.7 percentage points, to 66.4%, according to RealClearPolitics, which calculates the average of all major surveys. Over the same period, confidence in President Trump fell from 44.2 percent. up to 42.1 percent
In the vast majority of national research, Trump loses with almost certain presidential nomination of Democratic Party Biden. In the study for CNN, conducted in June, the advantage of the former vice president over the current host of the White House is 14 percentage points.
To win the presidential election in the US it is necessary to drag on its side states that hesitate between Republicans and Democrats. In them – during the economic crisis caused by the coronavirus epidemic – Trump’s quotations are not favorable for him. The president loses to Biden in Ohio, Wisconsin and Arizona – according to a June poll for Fox News. However, a study by the Cygnal research center shows that Biden wins with the Dead Body by 3 percentage points in Florida. In 2016, Trump won in all these four states.
The president’s polls also concern Texas, a Republican bastion that last elected the Democrat in the presidential election in 1976. According to the Quinnipiac study from early June, Trump has a mere 1 percent advantage over Biden.
The change in Texas electoral preferences is caused by the demographics of this state. More than 2.5 million new voters have registered here since 2016. They are mainly young people, Hispanics and immigrants from the states of the north of the USA. Statistically, Democrats enjoy the greater support in the electorate.
“Traditional indicators suggest that the presidential chance for a second term is under threat. But state and local Republican activists see it differently,” writes David Siders on Politico. Representatives of the Republican Party are to believe that “the coronavirus is in retreat and the economy is bouncing”. “The polls are unbelievable, Joe Biden is too weak to persevere and the media still don’t understand anything,” summarizes Siders Republican pre-election position.
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