With a week to go, the polls keep saying the race is close. Many are hoping it’s not as close as some may want us to believe.
There’s so much about this election that’s unnecessarily troubling, beginning with Trump himself, who, by some stroke of evil genius or troubling lapses in judgment and letting down of the guard, is in the running for the third straight time.
As Rachel Maddow observed last night, we shouldn’t have to be worrying about the state of our election and voting infrastructure, but we have to. Again. And even more acutely than in 2016 or 2020.
We shouldn’t have to be concerned with international interference in our election, but we must. Again. And even more acutely than in the previous two presidential cycles.
It all reeks of madness, as we once again prepare to gird the loins for election results that most likely won’t be known for days, or longer—because, among other things, Trump’s Stop the Steal II is a more well-oiled machine this time around, ballot boxes have already been suspiciously torched, poll workers threatened, and Trump boasts of some “secret” between him and Mike Johnson. What the hell is that about, or is Trump just blowing smoke?
There is so much about which to be either worried or madder than a hornet. And it all comes back to Trump.
He’s been an easy mark from the get-go. The dark underbelly of ultra-conservative Republicans has always seen him as their man, but not because he was an up-and-coming star or a capable leader. The real brain trust knew he could be manipulated, that he was and is an egomaniac, a narcissist who lives for the spotlight, who tolerates anyone who pays him compliments and tells him what he wants to hear.
Trump and Vance have been acting and talking like losers ever since Kamala Harris entered the race and became the nominee. They’ve spent most of the time defending themselves, downplaying and denying their nefarious intent and paranoia. They speak very little of policy and more about how dangerous Harris and Walz will be. They distract and lie and gaslight practically with every breath, and paint a wildly dark picture of the state of things in this country.
With good reason, they can’t shake their association with fascism and Naziism, and they appear intent on continuing to bring out the worst in as many of us as possible. What kind of leadership is that? Who actually wants that?
Maybe this is what happens when the head of the ticket doesn’t really care about the country or his potential responsibilities, but is only in it for the ego boost and power and protection from prosecution.
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