America’s worrying political trend

No matter who wins the presidential election on Nov. 5, the majority of Americans will probably feel like they lost, and that’s not good for democracy.

Donald Trump, left, and U.S. President Joe Biden. The New York Times/Siena poll also shows that Biden’s net favourable rating is even worse than Trump’s, as it currently sits at around negative 21 (38 per cent view him positively, 59 view him negatively), meaning he’s less popular now than Trump was four years ago. Photographs courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/Flickr

Opinion

BY GERRY NICHOLLS

March 18, 2024

OAKVILLE, ONT.—I recently saw a New York Times/Siena College poll which, to my mind, encapsulated everything that’s worrying about today’s American political scene.

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