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Every other Monday, Aaron is joined at 8:30 a.m. by Tom Jensen, the director of Public Policy Polling, for a longstanding regular segment called “What We’re Thinking,” looking at recent survey numbers and discussing what they tell us about American public opinion – election-related and otherwise.
Tom discusses the impact of last week’s Republican presidential debate – or the lack thereof, more accurately, since nothing really changed. Donald Trump still has a huge polling lead, Ron DeSantis continues trending down, and while Vivek Ramaswamy got a favorability bounce, it hasn’t (yet) translated to a groundswell of voter support.
What may have a larger impact is the rise of the “No Labels” movement, which has won ballot access in ten states (including North Carolina) and may run a big name as a third-party alternative in 2024. If that happens, Tom says, current polling suggests it’s likely to draw more support from Joe Biden than Donald Trump – not enough to make a difference in most states, but possibly enough to make a difference in those all-important swing states.
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