Trego's Mountain Ear

I saw these AP Poll results, and copied the table.  I didn’t have any more information on how the poll was conducted than the N shown in the chart.  Still, even a poor poll, repeated five times, that shows (at best) 29% of the respondents want Biden to run for president in 2024 and 30% want Trump to run, says something about how our election process is a bit out of touch:

“Ostracism was a civil practice, in which pottery sherds, usually from broken urns or vases, were used as ballots to place a vote. These potsherds were called ostracon, which is where we get the word for ostracism.

The practice was fairly straightforward. In a yearly assembly, the Athenian people would determine whether it was necessary to have an ostracism.”

Ostracism – How the Athenians voted people out of office | The Vintage News

Wouldn’t it be nice to have an opportunity to vote both leading candidates off the island for the next ten years?  We may see different candidates in November of 2024 – but right now this seems to be the choice that will be presented to us.