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Biden

Jiang argues that suburban voters tend to prefer status quo, conservative, unifying leadership, which made Biden's steady establishment image attractive in 2020.

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Key Notes

Forecast for November 2024 made on 2024-06-07

prediction

Jiang forecasts very low voter turnout in November 2024 because voters will see the system as corrupt and give up.

Retrospective assessment of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

evidence

Jiang frames Biden's 2020 victory as numerically large in popular votes but structurally narrow because the Electoral College margin could be described as roughly 65,000 key-state votes.

Diagnosis of 2020 coalition mechanics and 2024 coalition risk.

diagnosis

Jiang argues that older Black voters supported Biden in 2020 partly from loyalty to Obama's vice president, but that by 2024 the debt has been paid and Biden must answer what he has done for them.

Diagnosis of U.S. political conditions in May 2024.

diagnosis

Jiang argues that inflation, illegal immigration, and Ukraine aid damage Biden among Black and poorer voters by lowering living standards and making Biden look like a bad leader.

Forward-looking turnout prediction for the 2024 election, made during campus Gaza protests.

prediction

Jiang predicts that Gaza protests will cause some young voters to sit out rather than vote for Biden, even if they will not vote for Trump.

Retrospective diagnosis of the 2020 suburban vote.

model

Jiang argues that suburban voters tend to prefer status quo, conservative, unifying leadership, which made Biden's steady establishment image attractive in 2020.

Electoral narrative model for 2020 and template for 2024.

model

Jiang describes 'doesn't hold grudges,' 'listens,' 'team player,' and 'empathy' as the anti-Trump traits that helped move suburban women toward Biden.

Timestamped Evidence

The Haley Bet as Political Theater

2024-05-17, day precision · Geo-Strategy #5: Why Trump Will Win (And Pick Nikki Haley as VP)

Transcript

"...make you the argument today. Okay, so let's first discuss why Biden won in 2020 and why it's possible that he may lose this..."

The Haley Bet as Political Theater

2024-05-17, day precision · Geo-Strategy #5: Why Trump Will Win (And Pick Nikki Haley as VP)

Transcript

"...highly contested American elections. So, let's understand the coalition that brought Biden into the White House, okay? So, the first major component of this..."

The Haley Bet as Political Theater

2024-05-17, day precision · Geo-Strategy #5: Why Trump Will Win (And Pick Nikki Haley as VP)

Transcript

"...is paid off, right? So they won't feel so loyal to Biden, okay? Also in 2020, there's something called a George Floyd protest. So..."

The Haley Bet as Political Theater

2024-05-17, day precision · Geo-Strategy #5: Why Trump Will Win (And Pick Nikki Haley as VP)

Transcript

"And in fact, you can make the argument that Biden has really hurt the standard of living of black people, why? Because inflation has..."

The Haley Bet as Political Theater

2024-05-17, day precision · Geo-Strategy #5: Why Trump Will Win (And Pick Nikki Haley as VP)

Transcript

"...okay? So that's black people. And recent polls show that actually Biden's lead with black people is not as much as it was in..."

The Haley Bet as Political Theater

2024-05-17, day precision · Geo-Strategy #5: Why Trump Will Win (And Pick Nikki Haley as VP)

Transcript

"...that a leader, the president, should be a uniter, right? And Biden came across as extremely steady, as very establishment. As someone who could..."

The Haley Bet as Political Theater

2024-05-17, day precision · Geo-Strategy #5: Why Trump Will Win (And Pick Nikki Haley as VP)

Transcript

"...got my opportunity to succeed, okay? So basically, she was calling Biden a racist. And at that point, everyone thought that, okay, well, if..."

The Haley Bet as Political Theater

2024-05-17, day precision · Geo-Strategy #5: Why Trump Will Win (And Pick Nikki Haley as VP)

Transcript

"...answer is this. If you look at 2020, everyone thought that Biden could not get the nomination. Okay? Why? Because he lacks charisma. Nobody..."

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