The Intelligence: Yes, Trump could win again
The Intelligence from The Economist
The Economist
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🗓️ 17 November 2023
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
Were America’s presidential election to be held today, Donald Trump would probably win. We examine the winds shifting in his favour, and how the Biden campaign might tack against them. The town of Basildon best matches Britain’s national-average statistics—a mean reason to pay a visit (13:13). And remembering Vivian Silver, a Canadian-Israeli peace activist who died at the hands of Hamas (20:51).
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| 0:57.4 | Statistically, Basildon is the most median town in Britain. |
| 1:05.9 | What does that even mean? Yeah I wasn't sure either so we took a trip to the Essex town to find out for ourselves. |
| 1:10.6 | And for decades after moving to an Israeli kibbutz near the Gaza Strip, Vivian Silver sought the means for peace. |
| 1:17.0 | The successes of her latest effort, our obituaries editor explains, came just days before she died at the hands of her moss last month. First up though, though. |
| 1:39.0 | America's presidential election is now |
| 1:44.5 | three hundred and fifty four days away. But indulge me in a little thought |
| 1:49.4 | experiment that pollsters are fond of about what would happen if the election were held today. |
| 1:55.0 | Well, probably Donald Trump would win, |
| 1:58.0 | as much as his rivals for the Republican nomination such as Nicki Haley insist otherwise. |
| 2:03.2 | And we have to face the fact that Trump is the most disliked politician in America. |
| 2:08.3 | We can't win a general election that way. |
| 2:11.6 | Ah, but they they could though. |
| 2:13.0 | See, a string of recent polls shows President Joe Biden trailing in the states that'll probably |
| 2:18.8 | seal the result. |
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