About these polls pitting President Biden vs. "a generic Republican".

[Atticus]

This is just my opinion based on 74 years of observing human behavior and assesssing attitudes.

When most people conjure up their version of a "generic" Republican, they don't think of a Trump or a DeSantis or a Taylor-Greene. Instead, they take the "good" and "competent" and "decent" and ---"nice" bits and pieces from the entire field plus those pleasant local Republicans they work with, go to church with or sit next to at their kids' ball games. How could any candidate be better than that fictional opponent?

Such polls are inherently flawed and should be ignored.

"WHATEVER IT TAKES!"

[Walleye]

2. These polls don't matter, you can't beat somebody with nobody

[dchill]

3. The "generic Republican"...

...does not exist. But they know that. Also, the demolitionist Democrat who would bring a challenge to Joe Biden is probably a complete non entity.