Lotus for Potus – An Assessment
No matter how much hate and bile Trump spews, my bet is that Americans are not ready to destroy the economic and political miracle that has made America what it is. We shall wait and see if America looks to the future or suffers a self-inflicted wound
By Anil Madan
As I have previously written, President Biden’s days as the Democratic Party’s presumptive nominee for POTUS (President of the United States) were numbered after his abysmal performance at the so-called “debate” with Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s strutting peacock.
Kamala Harris and Joe Biden. Pic – WSJ
It was not unreasonable that Democrats, seeing their leader’s clay feet crumbling before their eyes, would rapidly move into salvage mode and do what they could to urge Biden to assume lame-duck status. Trump’s fortunate escape of a would-be assassin’s bullet unsurprisingly led to an illusory surge of love for the Republicans’ own wounded duck, but this was not new love, it came in the form of declarations from those who had already professed their adoration.
What was surprising was the celerity with which the Democrats embraced and adopted Kamala Harris as their presumptive nominee. As I write, it has been widely reported that Harris has secured commitments from enough delegates to ensure that she will be the Democratic nominee.
A number of friends have asked me how the presidential election is going to turn out. My response, depending on the day the question was posed, has been that the story of Biden’s bowing out is only a day or two or three old. We just don’t have enough information to know how things will play out as the presidential race resets, and as voters have a chance to reassess the situation. In short, predicting the outcome is most likely going to be nothing more than pure speculation or wishful thinking.
Compelling trends and forces across the American electorate
There are, however, some compelling trends and influences across the American electorate that allow us to project reasonably likely alternative scenarios. Not every scenario favours either Trump or Harris, but we can postulate, based on intriguing insights, how the two candidates could each succeed or fail. Read More… Become a Subscriber
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