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2024 Presidential Race Heats Up: Former President Trump’s Surging Popularity Could Spell Trouble for Opponents

ByAlki David

Aug 21, 2023

The 2024 presidential race is shaping up to be one of the most highly anticipated and closely watched elections in recent history. Recent developments have pointed to the fact that former President Donald Trump is far from being a political relic, as many had assumed. In fact, his chances of reclaiming the presidency are becoming increasingly hard to ignore. This revelation has even left some of the typically skeptical voices acknowledging his potential to defeat not just his primary rivals within the Republican Party, but also the Democratic contenders, including the current President Biden.

On a surprising Monday morning, even CNN, a network known for its critical stance on Trump, was compelled to acknowledge his potential comeback. In a discussion centered around the latest poll numbers for the 2024 presidential race, a prominent CNN analyst took a candid stance. This analyst’s revelation was quite a turnaround, given the network’s history of skepticism towards Trump’s political prowess.

The timing of this shift in perception is particularly intriguing, especially considering the recent indictments brought against Trump by the Justice Department under President Biden’s administration. Despite these legal challenges, the sentiment is changing. The CNN analyst boldly asserted, “This idea that Donald Trump can’t win the general election. I want you to lose that idea.” This declaration underscores the growing acknowledgement of Trump’s viability as a candidate.

The analyst provided data-driven evidence to back up this new perspective, revealing that Trump’s popularity and poll numbers are on an upward trajectory. Even compared to the peak of the 2020 election cycle, Trump is currently polling better. This surge in popularity is certainly noteworthy, especially considering the turbulence that marked his post-presidential years.

The 2024 presidential election is still a long way off, but the undeniable truth is that former President Donald Trump is emerging as a genuine contender. This shifting perspective from CNN serves as a reminder that politics can be unpredictable and that assumptions made today may not hold true tomorrow. As the campaign unfolds, it’s clear that Trump’s presence and influence will continue to shape the narrative of the election.

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.