USA TODAY/Suffolk poll: Americans dread the 2020 election; Biden maintains his lead

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/elections/2019/08/28/2020-biden-leads-democrats-voters-dread-election/2120726001/

"Americans are facing the 2020 presidential election with a dominant feeling:
Dread.

A nationwide USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll found a sharply divided country that views next year’s presidential campaign as a sobering test of the fundamental values of the United States. A majority of those on both sides called the election the most important of their lifetimes."

"If the candidate they support loses, nearly four in 10 said they would have little or no confidence that the election had been conducted in a fair-and-square way, setting up what could be a debate over the legitimacy of the next president. Those expressing doubts crossed partisan lines – 30% of Republicans and 45% of Democrats – although they identified different threats to the electoral process."

"The sense of towering stakes has been stoked by President Donald Trump, whose sweeping policies and provocative rhetoric has convinced some that he is protecting basic American precepts and others that he is undermining them. If the election were held today, 41% said they would vote for an unnamed Democratic nominee, 39% for Trump. Ten percent said they would vote for a third-party candidate and another 10 percent were undecided."

This is not going to be pretty either before or after the election. It will be vicious and dirty and in no way a cakewalk. If Democrats believe that they can nominate anyone and beat Trump, they will be in for a rude awakening. Anybody on the Left who votes 3rd party or chooses not to vote for the Democratic candidate, and Trump is reelected, bears part of the responsibility for that--just like last time.

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1. Dread, because many suspect Cheeto will go full Idi Amin

As elections draw closer, and as he sees his re-election chances (always remote to begin with) slip out of reach, the Orange Blob will resort to desperate measures.