party mandate - trump; even without appearing on stage, he won the primary, indicating solid party support. harris meanwhile was a last minute sub-in with no voter mandate. no primary contest - neither had a primary contest. this key is neutral, but also stupid. primary contests are good when you win. and in this sense, trump did appear by proxy. incumbent re-election - trump; he is the candidate seeking re-election. no third party - trump; poached libertarian party voters at their primary, poached rfk jr. strong short-term economy - trump; this is a comparative metric. the short-term economy was better under trump than harris. strong long-term economy - trump; this is a comparative metric. the long-term economy will be better under trump than harris. major policy change - trump; harris had no major policy positions at all. no social unrest - trump; there is sustained social unrest by conservatives. covid-19 restrictions, school and sports transing, inflation, and at illegal immigration, etc. all ignored by msm as disinformation or misinformation politics. no scandal - trump. the biden administration is plagued by scandal after scandal (hunter, and the special council, for example). meanwhile the harris/biden message is that everyone besides their voters are garbage people. no foreign or military failure - trump; afghanistan, the red sea, israel/gaza, and ukraine all represent active us military failures. meanwhile there were none under trump regime. major foreign or military success - trump; the biden/harris regime failed to control foreign immigration, failed in venezuela, failed to keep peace in the me, and failed to keep peace in ukraine, or to expand nato, in their confrontation with russia. charismatic incumbent - trump; trump (actor) is much more charismatic than biden (incoherent) and harris (boss lady).  uncharismatic challenger - trump; trump (ceo) is much more charismatic than biden (insulting) and harris (cat lady).  all keys t
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