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The Case for Kamala Harris Is Totally Obvious

November 4, 2024 · 11:22 am ET · Leave a Comment

Jonathan Chait: “Donald Trump’s most mystifying quality is that his collection of political liabilities are so vast that they defy all attempts to summarize them. He is a career criminal, devoted authoritarian, longstanding racist, completely ignorant of basic facts of how government works, a sex pest, and overtly corrupt, just to name a few of his most obvious flaws.”

“Nearly a decade into his nonstop campaigning, fresh evidence of his unfitness continues to emerge almost daily. Imagine if we discovered tapes of Jeffrey Epstein calling Joe Biden one of his best friends! It would have destroyed Biden’s candidacy. The Harris campaign and most of Trump’s critics have ignored this for the same reason most of Trump’s offenses have been forgotten: Nobody has enough room in their head to contain them all.”

“Kamala Harris, like all of Trump’s opponents, has shortcomings. If you were to compile the flaws of Harris and Trump on a single list, I’d guess Trump would account for at least 98 of the worst 100. Harris is not a sociopath, is not one of the worst human beings in America, is not considered dangerously unfit for office by a large percentage of her own former employees.”

“In short, I find the case for Harris, or virtually anybody, over Trump to be extremely obvious.”

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