In 2016, when the New York Times asked Americans in a poll whether they were going to vote for Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, more than 10% said they would not support either of these presidential candidates..

All these people said they would either vote for someone else or not go to the polls at all.. Less than 5% admitted they would not support anyone representing major US parties.

The New York Times released the results of the first polls ahead of the 2022 midterms this week.. And one of the main signals is that Americans are again just as dissatisfied with the main candidates as they were in 2016..

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The poll included the question of whether voters would vote for Joe Biden or Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election if they became candidates again.. The question did not offer any other answer than to support one of the two politicians. However, 10% of Americans polled said they did not intend to support either Biden or Trump.. The percentage was even higher among voters under 35.

equally unpopular.

This level of dissatisfaction is a reflection of the confrontation of huge weaknesses in both parties.. The Democratic Party has two key problems. The first of them is that Biden's approval rating is 33% (which is similar to the worst performance of Trump during his presidency). This is due in part to worries about inflation and the disruption to normal daily life due to the pandemic.. Second, the Democrats' priorities are at odds with those pursued by most Americans..

Party members in Congress have spent much of the past year arguing with a small group of moderate congressmen who have blocked bills to cut drug prices, fight climate change, and other popular moves.. Many Democrats - politicians and voters, especially on the party's "

“The left has set priorities that are simply different from the priorities of the whole country. Liberals were more concerned with abortion and gun control than the economy. Conservative concerns are more in line with those common in the country,” Nate said..

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He also added that, on the other hand, the Republicans have many problems of their own.. Trump remains the dominant figure in the party. And he's about as unpopular as Biden. The personal approval rating of both politicians is identical - at the level of 39%. Many voters, including independents and a large minority in the Republican Party, are offended by the events of January 6 and Trump's role in them.. Then the crowd stormed the Capitol.

Republicans have also run into trouble over recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings.. Court issues several tough rulings, including overturning Roe v. Wade. These decisions put the party's policy " At the same time, the Democrats take a more "

If not Biden....

All this leads to an interesting combination of conclusions that can be drawn from the results of the New York Times poll.. Biden appears to be the weakest sitting president in decades. 61% of Democrats said they hope to see another Democratic presidential candidate in 2024. At the same time, the majority point either to Biden's age or to his successes.. But when voters were asked to choose between Biden and Trump, the incumbent still has a slight advantage over the Republican.. In this case, 44% of respondents are ready to vote for Biden, and 41% for Trump..

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Other YouGov and Harris polls say Biden has a better chance of beating Trump than Vice President Kamala Harris. This comparison can be seen as a reminder that Biden won in 2020 for a reason..

He is one of the few Democrats who doesn't seem too liberal to voters who tend to shift their allegiance to parties.. In other words, Biden is a " Of course, there is still a lot of time before the 2024 elections. And it is quite possible that Biden's position will improve or another potential Democratic candidate will appear.. It is also possible that the situation will change so much that both Biden and Trump decide not to run.. But so far, the strength of each of the parties seems to lie only in the weakness of the opponent..