Given the current state of partisan polarization, it’s unlikely Biden can get majority job approval next year even with the most fortunate set of circumstances. But the good news for him is that he probably doesn’t have to. Job-approval ratings are crucial indicators in a normal presidential reelection cycle that is basically a referendum on the incumbent’s record. Assuming Trump is the Republican nominee, 2024 will not be a normal reelection cycle for three reasons.

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    She was the worst person on the planet to go against Trump.

    She absolutely was. And with the pied piper strategy, she basically said who she thought the worst candidate was in the opposition’s field, then lost to him.

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        Yeah, that electoral college really snuck up on her. Just popped out of the blue in 1789, giving her no time to prepare.

        EDIT: Ok., that was harsh. I should go easy on her. After all, she just lost her dear friend Henry Kissinger.