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Not everyone is enthusiastic about a rerun of Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump. In fact, quite a few people hate both of them. They have become known as the double haters. It is a nontrivial fraction of the electorate and what they do could determine who wins. In a recent Ipsos/ABC News poll, 30% of the voters said they don't trust either candidate to run the country.
ABC spoke with some of the double haters to see what is on their minds. Joann Kama, a retired Black voter from Amityville, NY, is so disgusted with both candidates that she is not going to vote. She is pessimistic about crime, the economy and immigration and doesn't think either candidate will fix things. She doesn't think anything will change her mind.
Samantha Guerrero, a Republican from Austin, TX, thinks both candidates are too old. She doesn't think either one can make good decisions anymore. Similarly, Linda Rosland thinks neither one is up to the job. She notes that Trump's ego is enormous but she also doubts Biden's suitability. She is considering voting for a third-party candidate or she may write in Nikki Haley or Ron DeSantis.
Shauntey Singletary, a nurse practitioner in Delaware, says that due to inflation, her patients are having to choose between getting treatment or paying for their medicine. She is not optimistic that either candidate can solve the problem of inflation.
John Jackson of Florida gets his news from YouTube. He doesn't like what Biden is doing on Israel, but he doesn't like Trump on many issues and won't consider voting for him. So what to do? Maybe vote for a third party? But he doesn't want to be a spoiler. (V)