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<p>Republicans are poised to nominate a presidential candidate who has been impeached twice and indicted four times. And… incumbent Democratic President <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/biden-should-step-aside-but-its-never-going-to-happen?ref=author">Joe Biden</a><em> is currently losing to him</em>?</p>
<p>This is the state of affairs, according to new battleground state polls <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/11/05/us/elections/times-siena-battlegrounds-registered-voters.html">by <em>The New York Times</em> and Siena College</a> showing <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/05/us/politics/biden-trump-2024-poll.html">Biden trailing</a> <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/donald-j-trump">Donald Trump</a> in five of the six most important swing states.</p>
<p>To be sure, we are still over a year (and a gazillion news cycles) out from the general election. But the stakes are even higher than normal. Trump has promised <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-retribution-vow-is-a-dark-and-dangerous-signal-to-his-base">retribution</a> and appears to be gearing up to <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/11/05/trump-revenge-second-term/">weaponize the Justice Department</a> if he is re-elected.</p>
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Republicans are poised to nominate a presidential candidate who has been impeached twice and indicted four times. And… incumbent Democratic President Joe Biden is currently losing to him?
To be sure, we are still over a year (and a gazillion news cycles) out from the general election. But the stakes are even higher than normal. Trump has promised retribution and appears to be gearing up to weaponize the Justice Department if he is re-elected.
