Washington, 07/29 (Prensa Latina) Dissatisfied with the flag-bearers of their own parties, Democratic and Republican voters today are turning their attention to governors who are emerging as possible presidential candidates in the 2024 United States elections.
On the Democrat side, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker recently appeared out of state and attracted national attention.
Even Newsom ran ads attacking political opponents.
Meanwhile, on the Republican side, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin has also fueled comments in the White House in recent weeks pitting him alongside Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis as a possible successor to former President Donald Trump.
The new focus on those numbers comes as polls show voters are frustrated with the direction of both parties.
A significant number of Blues (Democrats) and Reds (Republicans) want someone other than President Biden or Trump to run in the next campaign.
Americans are pretty unhappy at the moment, Adrian Hemond, a Democrat adviser, was quoted as saying by The Hill newspaper.
“They are dissatisfied with Congress. You are unhappy with the President. They are dissatisfied with the economy,” he stressed.
While polls show citizens are unhappy with Biden’s performance, Trump doesn’t seem like a particularly attractive option either.
A Harvard CAPS-Harris poll released earlier this month found that 71 percent of respondents said they opposed a re-election bid by Biden, while 61 percent said they opposed the idea of him returning to Trump.
On the contrary, not a few seem to be satisfied with their governors.
According to a Morning Consult opinion poll conducted between April and late June this year, Youngkin, Newsom and DeSantis have 53 percent approval among registered voters in their respective states.
For his part, Pritzker has 51 percent support and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, a Republican who is toying with the prospect of running for the White House, has 70 percent support.
Low poll numbers for Biden and Trump, among others, opened the door for governors to face public scrutiny.
More than 20 years ago, Republican George W. Bush, Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000, became President of the United States (2001 to 2009). History could repeat itself.
Latin Press