Fox News Power Rankings: Trump leads a dissatisfied electorate

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Frustrated by higher prices, an influx of illegal immigrants and global instability, and unconvinced that an elderly President Biden could fix these problems, voters cleared a path for former President Trump to return to the White House.

Or, concerned about the perceived threat Trump poses to democracy, the rule of law and abortion rights, voters again rejected his "MAGA" movement at the ballot box, choosing four more years of Biden.

These are currently the most likely outcomes of the next presidential election.

In each case, the result has less to do with each candidate’s strengths than with their opponent’s weaknesses.

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That is because, according to a batch of recent surveys, the American electorate is miserable — 72% of voters think the country is headed in the wrong direction.

Majorities view both of the leading candidates unfavorably.

Additionally, voters are unusually excited about someone else leading the nation, with roughly one in five giving their support to a named third-party candidate.

In the first Fox News Power Rankings for the presidential election, neither Biden nor Trump has enough electoral college votes to win the next election.

Trump has a small lead, thanks to Biden’s weak support among key groups in