It’s been 2 weeks since the hush money trial began. One week of jury selection, one week of the actual trial. In the two-candidate race on 15 Apr the polls showed Trump 45.2% Biden 44.9%, Trump by 0.3 points. Today, Trump 44.8%, Biden 44.5%, Trump up by the same 0.3 points he was 2 weeks ago.

https://www.realclearpolling.com/polls/president/general/2024/trump-vs-biden

In the five-way race on 15 Apr, it was Trump 41.9%, Biden 40.0% Kennedy 10.0%, West 1.7%, Stein 1.5%, Trump up by 1.9 points. Today it’s Trump 41.0%, Biden 40.1%, Kennedy 9.5%, West 1.7%, Stein 1.2%. Trump up by 0.9 points. A drop of a full point.

https://www.realclearpolling.com/po...ump-vs-biden-vs-kennedy-vs-west-vs-stein

2 observations. Why did, do, we expect the hush money trial in progress would affect Trump’s standing in the polls against Biden if the 91 federal indictments, the 2 previous civil trials, the E.J. Carroll and the New York Fraud trials, the Georgia case, all of Trump’s legal problems to date hasn’t had any effect. 2. But then again, perhaps we or I should say I, haven’t given the polls enough time to fully adjust to the on goings, the happenings of the hush money trial. Most polls on the trial are what If polls, what if Trump is found guilty would you still vote for him. Which make it hard to impossible to ascertain exactly what effect the trial is having on the average American and the rematch between Biden and Trump with the exception of the horserace polls.

It's high past time that we start electing Americans to congress and the presidency who put America first instead of their political party. For way too long we have been electing Republicans and Democrats who happen to be Americans instead of Americans who happen to be Republicans and Democrats.