berg80
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........and national sympathy for Don. But Trump would be mistaken to conflate national sympathy with national support. Because nothing about what happened in PA requires us to suspend our judgement on his actions or policies.
The attempt on his life does not erase his use of the trappings of power to install himself as the un-elected leader of the country. Nor does it erase the other crimes he committed and was indicted for. Though his judicial appointees are giving it their best. His moral degeneracy aside, POT policy positions on abortion, gun control, the environment, immigration, remain unpopular.
Unsurprisingly, Don has held to form and picked an unqualified running mate based on fidelity to him, not the constitutional order. If there is a single bedrock feature of his time in politics it is his emphasis on loyalty over competence. The Vance pick is a continuation of that theme.
If the goal now is to get past this fractious time in our history and try to be a more unified country for the good of us all, who in your heart of hearts do you think can be a more unifying figure? I would suggest it is not the person who has promised to seek revenge on those who sought to hold him accountable for his many crimes. Not the person who has viciously attacked them on social media. And not the person who hasn't lifted a finger to stop his supporters from making threats against participants in the legal system.
The attempt on his life does not erase his use of the trappings of power to install himself as the un-elected leader of the country. Nor does it erase the other crimes he committed and was indicted for. Though his judicial appointees are giving it their best. His moral degeneracy aside, POT policy positions on abortion, gun control, the environment, immigration, remain unpopular.
Unsurprisingly, Don has held to form and picked an unqualified running mate based on fidelity to him, not the constitutional order. If there is a single bedrock feature of his time in politics it is his emphasis on loyalty over competence. The Vance pick is a continuation of that theme.
If the goal now is to get past this fractious time in our history and try to be a more unified country for the good of us all, who in your heart of hearts do you think can be a more unifying figure? I would suggest it is not the person who has promised to seek revenge on those who sought to hold him accountable for his many crimes. Not the person who has viciously attacked them on social media. And not the person who hasn't lifted a finger to stop his supporters from making threats against participants in the legal system.