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Biden and Trump set for historic, unpopular rematch

Former President Donald Trump’s commanding performance on Super Tuesday and Nikki Haley’s subsequent exit from the Republican race bring to a close one of the shortest, most anticlimactic primary contests in modern U.S. politics – and kick off a general election campaign that promises to be anything but.

After winning 14 of 15 states yesterday, Mr. Trump stands on the cusp of capturing enough delegates to secure the Republican nomination for the third consecutive time, setting up a November rematch with President Joe Biden, the likely Democratic nominee.

The 2024 general election campaign – featuring two of the oldest, ever, and a closely divided but deeply polarized electorate – will make history on a number of levels. For the first time in over a century,.

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