Donald Trump has not received a poll boost in the first presidential election survey conducted since the failed assassination attempt on Saturday.

The poll, conducted by Morning Consult of 2,045 registered voters on Monday, reveals that Trump is leading Joe Biden by just one percentage point on 46 percent, compared to the president’s 45 percent. The poll has a margin of error of +/- two percentage points.

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    The shooting changed no ones votes yet it completely demoralized the Dems to the point that their leadership think its over. The reason is they don’t know what to campaign on anymore. They’re too scared to run a negative campaign anymore. But they are also incapable of running any sort of positive campaign.

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      That’s why Biden said he would try to put a cap on rent increases. It will never happen, but it gets people’s attention.

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        Actually promising a better future is a better strategy than listing his ‘achievements’ IMO. Problem is everyone remembers how they didn’t get their 2k covid checks, or how their student loans weren’t forgiven.

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          Problem is everyone remembers how they didn’t get their 2k covid checks, or how their student loans weren’t forgiven.

          And every one of those stupid motherfuckers blames Biden instead of the republicans who stopped them…

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            On the issue of student loan debt the president theoretically has the power to cancel federal debt unilaterally, but Biden himself is opposed to doing it which is why he’s never done it. Same reason why there’s no planned parenthood clinics on federal land or anything like that.

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    This is pretty much exactly what I was expecting.

    How many people are going to go switch to Trump just because he got shot at? It aint the 80s anymore, the average American has picked their fukken side and the game is all about which side can get their base to show up.

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      They don’t represent my best interests even a little bit. My state will cast all its electoral ballots for Trump.

      I’m going to vote Green. If they get 5% then a hard left platform will be on every American ballot in 2028. That’ll turn Democrats left. Or, a Justice Democrat jump ship and split the vote.

      Ballot access '28 is actual leverage on the system. Better than wasting my vote on literally no change in the outcome while endorsing either of the fuckwads who can’t even deliver lines.

      Third election, same thing. Hoping the masses learn how their system works eventually.

      edit: There’s lots of down votes without explanation. This is why everything sucks: No one wants to learn and sacrifice anymore.

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        I’ve voted green for prez the last two elections for the same reason, down ballot I check on what my local dsa/frso/psl are saying and do that. I live in California so it’s not like it mattered - but frankly I would do the same if I was in a swing state. It’s the Dems’ job to make me want to vote for them, not my job to fall in line no matter what.