A Trump-Biden rematch is the election we need

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden during their first presidential debate in Cleveland, pictured on a television screen during the live broadcast in New York, September 29, 2020. 'Joe Biden versus Donald Trump is not the choice America wants,' Carlos Lozada writes. 'But it is the choice we need to face.' [Damon Winter/The New York Times]

Joe Biden versus Donald Trump is not the choice America wants. But it is the choice we need to face.

Yes, both men are unpopular, remarkably so. Only one-third of Americans view President Joe Biden favorably, and two-thirds of Democrats and Democratic-leaning voters want to nominate someone else for the presidency (no one in particular, just someone else, please). Trump is the overwhelming favorite to become the Republican nominee for the third consecutive time, but his overall approval rating is lower than Biden's. And while 60% of voters don't want to put Trump back in the White House, 65% don't want to hand Biden a second term, either. The one thing on which Americans seem to agree is that we find a Biden-Trump 2024 rematch entirely disagreeable.

This disdain may reflect the standard gripes about the candidates. (One is too old, the other too Trump.) But it also...

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