Let’s get serious. Anyone watching the American political scene now must be scratching their heads! Since President Biden stepped aside and Kamala Harris became the Democrat’s presidential candidate, a relatively chaotic situation has emerged. Donald Trump and J.D. Vance have completely gone off the rails. In an obvious defensive posture, their attacks on both Harris and her V.P. selection, Tim Walz, have become ludicrous. Any outside observer like myself can only laugh at some of the things emerging from the two Republican candidates. Nothing really surprising about Trump and mini-Trump Vance! Their accusations should become good fodder for the likes of Saturday Night Live. Moreover, thankfully we have nothing comparable in Canada
at this time.
It all began with Trump questioning whether Harris is actually Black. Of course, he had originally questioned whether or not former President Obama was actually born in the U.S. Vance then attacks Time Walz over his twenty-four years of military service. Since when does one veteran attack another veteran over his service to the country? Then you have Trump declaring that Harris in not “intelligent” enough to run the country. As if Trump should talk about someone’s intelligence! Vance’s comments suggesting that Democrat’s are “anti-child” tells one more about his state of mind than anything else. Expect more name-calling and nonsense from both Trump and Vance.
The fact of the matter is that Kamala Harris has demonstrated that she can be a good campaigner. She has reinvigorated the Democratic Party and now has a great start to the finish, which the polls and the huge increase in campaign donations have demonstrated. The emergence of Harris is just what the U.S. presidential campaign needed. Her crowds and momentum just keep going. One now has a real race and a real choice. Trump is now the old guy running on the same old same old ticket. I can’t wait until the upcoming debates. Everything indicates that Trump and his Republican Party are in real trouble. This will no doubt lead to more of Trump’s extreme rhetoric and more and more lies. Nothing will surprise me. Unfortunately, this may no longer be a laughing matter. Too much is at stake for not only the U.S.
and democracy, but also for the rest of the free world.
FROLITICKS 