Is lingering trauma from 2020 a big factor this year?

[All Along The Watchtower]

It is a rematch of a presidential election that happened during a year we would all rather forget, after all.

I suspect this might also factor into the “vibecession.”

[All Along The Watchtower]

I think the answer to this is clearly no TBH.  If voters really wanted to relitigate/avenge COVID stuff, DeSantis would have beaten Trump and would be the R nominee.  That didn't happen.  Also, both the strictest and least strict on COVID governors won reelection easily in 2022.  Also, Biden was actually popular for the first ~6 months of his term while COVID remained a top issue.  Everything suggests people have moved on to new issues.   

That’s my point. People don’t want to be reminded of 2020 even implicitly, and a Trump vs Biden rematch is an implicit reminder.

[All Along The Watchtower]

This won’t work when it comes to younger voters. Younger voters don’t know anything before Trump. When Covid hit, they were just kids. Trump was a figure in the distance.

I don't think this election will be decided by voters who were born in 2002-2006, but I could very well be wrong!