US President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump have clinched their parties' presidential nominations with decisive victories in a slate of low-profile primaries, setting up a general election rematch that many voters do not want.
have clinched their parties' presidential nominations with decisive victories in a slate of low-profile primaries, setting up a general election rematch that many voters do not want.Neither Biden, a Democrat, nor Trump, a Republican, faced major opposition.Joe Biden and Donald Trump.
There is no longer any doubt that the fall election will feature a rematch between two flawed and unpopular presidents. Trump, Biden said, “is running a campaign of resentment, revenge, and retribution that threatens the very idea of America”. Both candidates dominated Tuesday's primaries in swing-state Georgia, deep-red Mississippi and Democratic-leaning Washington.Despite their tough talk, the road ahead will not be easy for either presumptive nominee.Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally.
Biden, who would be 86 years old at the end of his next term, is working to assure a sceptical electorate that he’s still physically and mentally able to thrive in the world’s most important job.And he's dealing with additional dissension within his party’s progressive base, furious that he hasn’t done more to stop Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza.