Donald Trump is polling higher than Joe Biden, but will he be able to run for president?Here are the most recent US presidential election developments.
With only 10 months till the US presidential election, Donald Trump is once again defying his opponents, emerging as a front-runner in the race. But before the controversial corporate magnate can reclaim his position as president of the world’s wealthiest country, he must overcome many formidable opponents who are determined to disqualify him from the contest.
US voters are now confronted with a difficult political landscape as Trump’s contentious past returns to haunt him at a time when his main adversary Joe Biden is displaying signs of aging and infirmity.
Will he prevail despite the strong opposition he faces from Democrats or is his campaign fated to end before it can fully begin?
Trump defies the odds to emerge as a frontrunner in the election.
Donald Trump is without a doubt the most divisive figure in American politics since Richard Nixon. The former president and real estate magnate has never been shy of controversy, and his outrageous remarks have only grown in the years since he almost lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden.
From politically inappropriate remarks about minority groups to insulting snubs of his political opponents (many of whom are below the belt), Trump has displayed a willingness to say and do everything to secure reelection.
While his Republican opponents have frequently portrayed him as a ludicrous candidate with no chance of nomination and even fewer chances of reelection, Trump has continually proven them incorrect.
The most recent polls show him tied with Joe Biden, but with a big lead in areas such as Michigan, indicating that the public may be willing to grant him a second try at the presidency.
Bookmakers presently estimate Trump’s 2024 presidential chances at +120, compared to Biden’s +200, indicating public support for the controversial candidate in both betting and politics.
Trump’s extraordinary turnaround comes at a time when he is still facing various criminal accusations in multiple countries, and two states have removed him from the Republican candidate list. The coming weeks will determine whether he emerges as the Republican nominee and is given the green light to launch a possibly successful presidential campaign.
Trump faces a wall of opposition from courts and election officials
One of the most radical aspects of Trump’s recent popularity in the polls is the fact that he’s able to woo votes despite having several dark clouds hanging over his head.
- The former president is facing several charges of election interference linked to his attempts to swing the 2020 poll in his favor.
- Additionally, he is under investigation and has been charged with the mishandling of classified documents related to his alleged transportation of boxes of classified documents from the White House to his Mar-a-Lago hotel after leaving office.
Political observers believe Trump might utilize his immunity from prosecution to absolve himself of many of these charges if elected president later this year.
To avoid a Trump triumph, his opponents have already filed a case against him in the Colorado Supreme Court, which ruled that he was ineligible to run for president due to his claimed involvement in the 2021 capitol riots.
Following the Secretary of State’s discovery that Mr. Trump had participated in an insurrection, the Maine electoral authority became the second institution to declare him ineligible for office.
A candidate who has previously participated in actions to overthrow the government is not eligible to run for office, according to Section 3 of the fourteenth amendment to the United States Constitution.
The Trump team has contested these decisions in court, arguing that the former president has never been charged with any offenses that would disqualify him under section 3. The case will be heard by the US Supreme Court in February.
Prior to these incidents, Trump had been arrested and charged with election interference. The former president used the chance to convert his mugshot into an NFT to generate funds for his campaign, offering to send investors a patch of cloth from the suit he wore that day.
Trump’s fans purchased the tokens, resulting in a profit of nearly $2.4 million.
Will Trump secure the candidacy?
While his adversaries celebrate a modest victory, analysts remind out that Trump does not require the support of Maine or Colorado to secure the Republican nominee, and a Supreme Court verdict in his favor would nullify all previous rulings.
With his candidacy seemingly set, Trump may face numerous more legal challenges this year before the November 5th election. If the odds continue to favor him, the 78-year-old might return to the White House next year, at a critical time for world stability.