A recent NYTimes poll conducted in February indicates that among registered voters, former president Donald Trump’s policies have secured preference over those of President Joe Biden despite age, race, and gender divisions.
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While the new guidelines are certainly an improvement from the Trump administration’s cuts, many activists still feel that they aren’t enough. By leaving some Trump-era rules in place, including one requiring agencies to prove “reasonable certainty” that a species would suffer unless listed, critics argue that today’s protections still fall short of what existed under the Obama administration.
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“More than a year after Donald Trump’s involvement in the January 6 Capitol attack elicited the condemnation of the Republican establishment and prompted his ouster from mainstream social media, the twice-impeached former president’s endorsement is still the most valuable political capital a Republican candidate can earn.”
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“Overall, Trump had his pros and cons; however, he is not what the country needs in 2024, nor is Biden for that matter. This conclusion is strictly due to age. In the last two elections, we have elected the two oldest presidents in history, this title belonged to Reagan before Trump and Biden’s elections. It is time for both parties to move forward and to the side so that the next generation can pick up the reins. As Condoleezza Rice recently said, “It’s time now for the next generation of party leaders to ‘move ahead and deal with the American people’s issues’.”
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“The Virginia gubernatorial race is much more than a contest to decide the next governor of The Old Dominion. The state holds its governor's election in the year immediately following every presidential election, making it a de-facto referendum on the current federal administration’s performance and a potential indicator of future national trends.”
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“As other candidates emerge, however, most Republicans remain loyal to Trump 2024. A poll conducted in August showed 72% of conservatives believe Trump should be the nominee for the GOP, with his highest support from Republicans lacking college degrees. Despite the plethora of other candidates and the time that has passed since Trump led the GOP, countless Republicans remain loyal to his bid, which offers the potential to propel him once again to the frontline of the GOP race.”
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“Former President Donald Trump made his first public appearance since leaving office at the Conservative Political Action Conference on February 28th, with much of his usual bluster. The major take away, as far as he is concerned: the Republican Party is still his party.”
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“In a statement released by his newly formed PAC, Save America, Former President Donald J. Trump publicly slandered Kentucky Senator Mitch McConnell, calling him a “ dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack.” The comments came after weeks of tension surrounding Trump’s second impeachment trial. Trump and McConnell have historically had a strong relationship, but their recent arguments have characterized a growing divide in the Republican party.”
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“Despite a clear bipartisan majority in both houses of Congress and ”overwhelming evidence", the impeachment process ended with the same result as Trump’s first impeachment, with the Senate failing to reach the 67 votes required to convict.”
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““Former President Trump’s second impeachment trial will begin February 9, 2021, despite the challenges from Trump’s legal team that holding a trial is unconstitutional. The constitutionality of holding an impeachment trial after a president leaves office is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution, nor does it have any exact historical precedents.”
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“Throughout Trump’s presidency, the media repeatedly faced backlash from conservatives and Trump supporters due to their alleged bias and vendetta against President Trump. However, now that Trump is no longer president and does not have his platform, the media will need to find another method to attract viewers. This might prove to be difficult for some outlets considering they have spent the last four years focusing on Trump and his Administration in more or less wall to wall coverage.“
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“The four years of Donald Trump’s presidency had many unprecedented moments. Adding to the list of historically unfortunate acts, the Administration resumed federal executions after they had been paused since 2003. Thirteen people were executed by the Administration in the time since July 2020 and the inauguration of President Joe Biden. This is more than the number of federal executions in over 56 years combined. Additionally, five of these were ordered during the transition to the incoming Administration, something that had not been done in 135 years.”
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“This event will result in some wholeheartedly supporting the election fraud investigations while others will back away due to loss of credibility and unwillingness to be associated with the event. This event also promises to be a PR nightmare for the Republican party, although many Republicans have condemned the actions. Furthermore, the raid at the US Capitol seems to be hypocritical.”
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“If the Vice President won’t implement the fourth section of the 25th Amendment now, when would he consider it to be appropriate?”
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“The demonstrators stormed through barriers and broke through windows of the Capitol building as they tried to make their way to the chambers. Law enforcement officers were then dispatched to the area and many congress members evacuated with their staff to a safe place. However, the officers were not able to stop the rioters from getting into the building.”
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“Although Trump has certainly transformed the Republican Party, it is unlikely that the party will follow him. In fact, it will be in the party’s best interest to abandon Trumpism so that they can be successful in future elections. Nevertheless, Trump will remain active and we will continue to see him, maybe more than any other former president due to Republican skepticism of the establishment.”
“It’s highly unlikely that we will see any sort of acknowledgement from the Trump Administration on Biden winning the presidency without claims that the election was rigged. Nonetheless, both Biden and Trump’s timelines will be forced to collide on January 20th as the constitutional process for electing a president states in its 20th Amendment that the candidate who receives the most electoral votes will become President of the United States at noon on January 20th. Bottom line: Trump does not need to concede for this to happen.”
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“Research has shown that President Trump is the largest and most effective spreader of misinformation, specifically about the pandemic and mail-in voting, and specifically over Twitter. President Trump has encouraged his supporters to not let COVID-19 “dominate” their lives. The Harvard Kennedy School recently released the findings from one of their research studies into the implications of COVID misinformation. The researchers found that misconceptions about the virus led to less social distancing which can have dire implications on those around these people who believe Trump’s false information.”
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“In general, the American public seems to trust and approve of Dr. Fauci a great deal more than President Trump. This can probably be attributed to Dr. Fauci’s more realistic response and predictions about the virus. He recently warned that the US was moving in the wrong direction, as cases have begun to surge again across the nation once again. He also mentioned that the vaccine is unlikely to be distributed before January of 2021. In contrast, Donald Trump has an optimistic approach, saying that the US has made “tremendous progress” toward defeating the virus in a tweet.”
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“Looking forward, Trump’s reckless strategy is certain to prolong this endless election cycle. A political battle will quickly turn into a legal one — as an avalanche of lawsuits and countersuits concerning the legitimacy of mail-in ballots likely stands in between either candidate and an official victory. It didn’t have to be this way, but with Trump throwing all democratic norms to the wind, only the final counting of votes and perhaps the courts can tell us who the President of the United States will be come January 2021.”
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