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Hello, I'm Laquassia Peurac, and welcome to the documentary from the BBC World Service.

Politics in the United States has never seen anything like it

with a front runner for the next US president facing a series of criminal charges.

So we're taking a snapshot of what Americans are making of those who want to run this so-called global superpower.

I believe that Americans and our finest, we are nuance, we are measured.

And by the way, if we can get to the point where our dinner table conversations aren't dominated by politics,

that's probably a good thing, because it's exhausting.

You can probably see why it might be difficult to avoid talking politics over any meal in the US,

especially after the police released a mugshot of former President Donald Trump.

He appeared at a jail in Georgia the other week to be booked in for some of the tens of charges he's currently facing.

And whilst the election of the next US president might be more than a year away,

it's an image that will continue to be discussed and has already set a tone for the race.

We'll talk more about Mr. Trump and the Republican Party he wants to represent shortly.

But on the other side of the political fence, of course, is Joe Biden.

He's choosing to say nothing about Mr. Trump's various legal cases and is keen to be seen as getting on with the job of president.

But Mr. Biden is also eyeing the November 2024 poll and has already asked the American public to give him more time to finish the job.

So what are Democrat voters thinking?

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