Sunday 3 November 2024

If Kamala Harris wins will the US celebrate?

It's an extraordinary question to have to ask. For intelligent, sensible people outside America looking in, there must a large element of astonishment that Donald Trump, convicted felon, accused manipulator of the January 6 attack on the Capitol, alleged violator of women and advocate of undemocratic politics, should even be considered as a potential president for the next four years. But the fact is, Trump attracts immense support. There are millions of Americans who want him and no one else but him to take charge of the United States. There is also a worrying scepticism and concern among Democrats that their candidate for the White House job is not up to it and is too liberal and wishy-washy to be the country's commander-in-chief. Kamala Harris is the non-Trump candidate, she is not the glowing standard bearer and super heroine of the Democratic party. She seems a really good person but this world today is so challenging and potentially dangerous, heading for God knows what, and even Trump haters are not convinced she is the right individual to lead the nation. So this is why, if Kamala wins, the nation won't necessarily go celebrating in the streets. In fact, there could be violent protests around the country by Trump supporters believing their man has been robbed for the second time. Kamala had only three months to convince her country that she has the right stuff to be president and I really don't think she has succeeded in that endeavour. If she wins on Tuesday she will seriously have to appoint the toughest and best-possible cabinet to advise her through the initial period of her presidency to persuade the American people and the rest of the world that she can do a lot better as president than she did as vice president and as the Democratic nominee.

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