Now that the pretense of a Republican presidential primary is nearly at an end, the second general election matchup between Joe Biden and Donald Trump is beginning to take shape.

And while it’s the same candidates as in 2020, the political dynamics of the race are different in several important ways, most prominently that we are no longer in a global virus pandemic.

One other difference this time around is that each of the candidates’ support base seems to have lost some enthusiasm. On the Republican side, a significant percentage of people who voted for Trump seem to be sick of his raging incompetence and foolish statements, while also harboring genuine concerns about his criminal acts to cling to power after he lost in 2020.

On the Democratic side, there is also a lot of discontentment with Biden, especially among black Americans. In a December poll by the Associated Press, only 50% of black adults said they approved of the job Biden was doing as president. Various surveys have shown Biden with less black support than he needs to win in November.

For the most part, the Republican party is not yet gaining support from black Americans so it’s worth pondering what’s going on here. And joining me to discuss all this is Stephen Robinson. He’s a writer and podcaster who does both of those things on his website Play Typer Guy.


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