CNN, which will host the first of two debates between President Biden and Donald Trump, is doing its best to gin up the old excitement, but the general feeling is one of unease.
Time labels it “the dread election.” Across a wide range of backgrounds and beliefs, Americans describe themselves in similar terms: exhausted, indifferent, depressed.
A recently categorized voter, the “double hater,” is the star of a report that identifies Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump as the most disliked pair of presidential candidates in at least 36 years — twice as disliked, in fact, as they were in 2020.
In an election this close, if the debates make even a small difference, they could make all the difference.
This is why Mr. Biden pressed so hard for an early debate.
Persons:
mano, —, John F, Kennedy, Richard M, Nixon, Roger Angell, Biden, Donald Trump, Shelby Grad, Matthew Continetti, Trump
Organizations:
New Yorker, CNN, Los Angeles Times, American Enterprise Institute