The Observer view on Joe Biden: he must step aside to stop Donald Trump | Editorial

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

71% : National polling undertaken over many months and surveys of so-called battleground or swing states tell a consistent story: Trump is ahead almost everywhere.
65% : And each is a gift to Trump.
46% : Trump, a keen admirer of Vladimir Putin and dictators generally, claims he could end the war overnight.
43% : For the EU, for Palestine, for global tariff-free trade, for the UN, for international cooperation more broadly, Trump #2 would be massively destructive.
39% : Keir Starmer's new Labour government can expect nothing but political and ideological hostility from this ultra-nationalist, xenophobic hawk.
28% : The stakes could hardly be higher, which is why allowing Biden to continue to indulge his fantasy that only he can beat Trump is plainly irresponsible.
19% : Trump is a convicted felon, sexual abuser and fraudster.
18% : Trump tried to overthrow the 2020 election result.
15% : Biden says Trump poses an existential threat to US democracy - and he's right.

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