{"id":141974,"date":"2024-04-24T13:57:47","date_gmt":"2024-04-24T17:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?p=141974"},"modified":"2025-07-21T09:36:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T13:36:09","slug":"feelings-about-the-2024-race-for-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/politics\/2024\/04\/24\/feelings-about-the-2024-race-for-president\/","title":{"rendered":"3. Feelings about the 2024 race for president"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=142039\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7e3e3\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7e3e3;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"379\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-01.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows About half of voters say they have given a lot of thought to 2024 candidates\" class=\"wp-image-142039 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-01.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-01.png?resize=245,300 245w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-01.png?resize=331,405 331w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-01.png?resize=200,245 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-01.png?resize=260,318 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-01.png?resize=310,379 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-01.png?resize=420,513 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-01.png?resize=160,196 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-01.png?resize=320,391 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>About half of voters (49%) say they have given a lot of thought to the candidates who are running in the 2024 presidential election \u2013 nearly identical to the share saying this at a similar point four years ago (51%).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>But the share who say \u201cit really matters who wins\u201d in November is 5 percentage points lower than it was in April 2020.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>And most voters say that if it were up to them, they would replace at least one of the two likely nominees (Joe Biden and Donald Trump). <strong>About half say they\u2019d replace <em>both<\/em> Biden and Trump on the ballot.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;attention-to-the-candidates&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"attention-to-the-candidates\">Attention to the candidates<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, Trump and Biden supporters are about equally likely to say they\u2019ve given a lot of thought to the presidential candidates. About half of Trump\u2019s and Biden\u2019s supporters say they have given a lot of thought to their options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In April 2020, about half of voters said they had given \u201ca lot\u201d of thought to the candidates. But Biden\u2019s supporters \u2013 fresh off the heels of a competitive primary \u2013 were more likely than Trump\u2019s supporters to say they had thought a lot about the candidates (58% vs. 48%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;does-it-matter-who-wins&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"does-it-matter-who-wins\">Does it matter who wins?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-310-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=142040\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e7e2e2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e7e2e2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" height=\"400\" width=\"310\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-02.png?w=310\" alt=\"Chart shows Fewer voters say \u2018it really matters who wins\u2019 the 2024 presidential race than said this in April 2020\" class=\"wp-image-142040 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-02.png 620w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-02.png?resize=233,300 233w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-02.png?resize=314,405 314w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-02.png?resize=200,258 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-02.png?resize=260,335 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-02.png?resize=310,400 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-02.png?resize=420,542 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-02.png?resize=160,206 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-02.png?resize=320,413 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, 69% of voters say \u201cit really matters who wins\u201d the presidential election. Just 8% say it doesn\u2019t really matter who wins, and roughly a third fall somewhere in between.<br><br>However, the share of voters who say it really matters is 5 points lower than it was in April 2020, when 74% of voters said it really mattered. Both Trump and Biden supporters are lower on this measure today than four years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;what-if-voters-could-change-the-presidential-ballot&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"what-if-voters-could-change-the-presidential-ballot\">What if voters could change the presidential ballot?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though both Biden and Trump&nbsp;have received enough delegates in the 2024 presidential primaries to <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/trump-biden-primary-georgia-washington-mississippi-hawaii-15bb0084ad656903ffef14cfae822abd\">secure their respective party\u2019s nominations for president<\/a>, most voters say they would like to replace at least one of them on the ballot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=142041\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e1d5c5\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e1d5c5;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"591\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-03.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows Nearly half of voters say, if given the chance, they would replace Biden and Trump on 2024 ballot with different candidates\" class=\"wp-image-142041 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-03.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-03.png?resize=213,300 213w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-03.png?resize=768,1081 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-03.png?resize=728,1024 728w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-03.png?resize=288,405 288w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-03.png?resize=200,281 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-03.png?resize=260,366 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-03.png?resize=310,436 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-03.png?resize=420,591 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-03.png?resize=640,901 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-03.png?resize=740,1041 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-03.png?resize=160,225 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-03.png?resize=320,450 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>49% of voters say that, if they had the ability to decide the major party candidates for the 2024 presidential election, they would replace <em>both <\/em>Trump and Biden with different candidates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>16% say they would keep Biden but replace Trump with a different Republican.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A similar share (18%) say they would keep Trump but replace Biden with a different Democrat.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Another 15% of voters say they would keep the contest as is.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"demographic-and-political-differences\"><strong>Demographic and political differences<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are demographic differences in desired changes to the ballot. To some extent, these are associated with voting preferences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Biden supporters are much more likely than Trump supporters to say they\u2019d replace both candidates if they could (62% of Biden\u2019s supporters say this, compared with 35% of Trump\u2019s). In contrast, Trump\u2019s voters are much more likely than Biden\u2019s to say they\u2019d <em>keep<\/em> both(27% of Trump supporters vs. 4% of Biden supporters). Roughly similar shares (about a third each) of each candidate\u2019s supporters say they would keep only their candidate and replace the other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-640-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=142042\"><img data-dominant-color=\"e4dace\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #e4dace;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" height=\"375\" width=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-04.png?w=640\" alt=\"Chart shows Younger voters \u2013 particularly Biden supporters \u2013 are more likely than older voters to say they would replace both candidates on the 2024 ballot if they could\" class=\"wp-image-142042 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-04.png 1280w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-04.png?resize=300,176 300w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-04.png?resize=768,450 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-04.png?resize=1024,600 1024w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-04.png?resize=691,405 691w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-04.png?resize=200,117 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-04.png?resize=260,152 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-04.png?resize=310,182 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-04.png?resize=420,246 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-04.png?resize=640,375 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-04.png?resize=740,434 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-04.png?resize=160,94 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-04.png?resize=320,188 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"age\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><em>Age<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Younger voters are more likely than older voters to desire ballot changes. Roughly two-thirds of voters under 30 say they would replace both Biden and Trump on the 2024 ballot. This compares with a narrower majority of those ages 30 to 49 (54%) and smaller shares of those 50 to 64 (46%) and those 65 and older (40%). <em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The gap between younger and older voters is far wider among Biden\u2019s backers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Nearly three-quarters of Biden supporters under 50 (73%) say they would replace both candidates. Among Biden supporters ages 50 and older, about half say they would replace both Biden and Trump (53%). In both age groups, most of those who do not want to replace both candidates say they would keep only Biden.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Among Trump supporters, 38% of those under 50 would replace both, compared with 33% of those 50 and older. Older Trump supporters are roughly twice as likely as younger Trump supporters to say they\u2019d keep both candidates on the ballot (32% vs. 18%). Older Trump backers are more likely than younger ones to say they\u2019d keep Trump but replace Biden (41% vs. 33%).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"education\" style=\"text-transform:capitalize\"><em>Education<\/em><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among each candidate\u2019s supporters, those with a four-year college degree are more likely than those with less education to say they would replace both candidates if they could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 data-is-section=\"true\" data-wp-context=\"{&quot;id&quot;:&quot;how-important-is-it-for-the-losing-candidate-to-publicly-acknowledge-the-winner&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"{&quot;namespace&quot;:&quot;prc-block\\\/table-of-contents&quot;}\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"how-important-is-it-for-the-losing-candidate-to-publicly-acknowledge-the-winner\">How important is it for the losing candidate to publicly acknowledge the winner?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Most voters continue to say it is at least somewhat important for the losing candidate to publicly acknowledge the winner as the legitimate president of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-420-wide\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?attachment_id=142043\"><img data-dominant-color=\"d8d0d2\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #d8d0d2;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" height=\"465\" width=\"420\" src=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-05.png?w=420\" alt=\"Chart shows Compared with 2020, Trump voters are less likely to say it is very important for losing candidate to concede\" class=\"wp-image-142043 not-transparent\" srcset=\"https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-05.png 840w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-05.png?resize=271,300 271w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-05.png?resize=768,850 768w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-05.png?resize=366,405 366w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-05.png?resize=200,221 200w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-05.png?resize=260,288 260w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-05.png?resize=310,343 310w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-05.png?resize=420,465 420w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-05.png?resize=640,709 640w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-05.png?resize=740,819 740w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-05.png?resize=160,177 160w, https:\/\/alpha.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/04\/PP_2024.4.24_biden-trump_3-05.png?resize=320,354 320w\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Over the past eight years, a majority of voters \u2013 regardless of who they supported for president \u2013 have said it was at least <em>somewhat <\/em>important that the losing candidate in a presidential race acknowledge the winner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the degree to which Trump\u2019s supporters have said this is important has shifted over the past eight years.&nbsp;<br><br>As the 2016 presidential election neared, Trump\u2019s supporters became less likely to say it was important for the losing candidate to concede than they were earlier in the fall: The share who said it was <em>very <\/em>important for the loser to acknowledge the winner as the legitimate president declined by 20 percentage points between October 2016 and the eve of the November 2016 election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the spring of 2020, as Trump ran for reelection, 66% said this was very important.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today, 44% of Trump\u2019s supporters say it is very important for the losing candidate to concede. This compares with 77% of Biden\u2019s supporters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While there have been shifts among Clinton and Biden supporters during the same period, these changes have been much more modest. 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