Trump’s Surge and the Democratic Dilemma: Panic or Patience?

Dr. Munr Kazmir
3 min read2 days ago

As polls tighten and the race tilts towards Donald Trump, Democrats face rising anxiety while Republicans sense a comeback.

Former President of the United States Donald Trump speaking with attendees at an Arizona for Trump rally at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona. August 24, 2024. (Photo: Gage Skidmore)

Majority of Americans Feel Worse Off Than Four Years Ago,” the most recent Gallup News polls hit the Democratic Party with another wave of terrible news this week.

Not only are Republicans now slightly favored to keep control of the House of Representatives and take the Senate Majority away from Democrats, but former President Donald Trump is leading Vice President Kamala Harris in all the major swing states.

According to some financial experts, the market appears convinced a Trump win is imminent.

“It’s an evolving situation, if you had asked me twelve days ago, I would have said I don’t have a clue,” hedged Duquesne Family Office CEO Stanley Druckenmiller in an interview on Bloomberg. “I still don’t have a conviction on who is going to win the election, but I like market indicators for the economy and for market restrictiveness. I also like them for elections; I remember how right the market was on Reagan in 1980, despite what the pundits were saying.”

“I must say, in the last twelve days, the market and the inside of the market is very convinced Trump is going to win,” Druckenmiller concluded. “You can see it in…

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