Many Trump supporters had questioned whether there would be any fraud that would sway the election as many believed to have happened in 2020. Either the election was fair or perhaps it was too large a margin to fix. So many Americans are fed up with how the Biden administration has run the country. Many look around and see skyrocketing prices, crime increase, and growing unrest around the world. Kamala Harris made great promises in campaign ads, yet left many wondering why not act on policy now. She is Vice President, her party is in power. 

As for Democrats, I would be equally, if not more frustrated. Deprived of the right to choose a candidate. Democrats were stuck with Kamala Harris, who ran in 2020 and had little support. Harris has had little approval from Americans in the last few years. How is such a candidate supposed to stand a fighting chance? Americans should have the ability to use their right to nominate a candidate. Candidates are voted by the people not politicians. If any political party was screwed over this election, it was the Democrats. They screwed themselves.

The White House has given FEMA nearly 2 billion dollars for hurricane response and recovery efforts. Which sounds great. That is until you realize we have given 106 billion to the Ukrainian government. How is it that there are so many Americans in need and the government can’t give Americans even three percent of what we’re giving to Ukraine, a notoriously corrupt government that is not even in NATO. I’m not saying nothing is being done for hurricane victims. However it is pathetic and shameful that Americans are coming second. The real question should be why? Who is benefiting from this? What corruption within our own government has brought us to this point. Is this a situation similar to Dick Cheney’s involvement and profit from the Iraq War (do a bit of research on Halliburton and the Iraq War) and we just don’t know yet?

This is a continuing pattern of foreign countries getting more assistance than Americans. FEMA has taken the brunt of the blame, but I don’t think that is fair. I believe this goes much higher up than FEMA. This goes back to funding that congress gives. It’s about time that Americans are put ahead of other countries. This is not something that should have to be said. 

      The issue first discussed was the border. An issue that has been important to voters yet seems to be ignored and exacerbated by the Biden/Harris administration. Harris acknowledged that the border is problematic and work needs to be done. Which doesn’t really make sense. Why hasn’t she helped to fix it over the past 4 years as Vice President? Whenever Bret Baier pressed Harris on this fact, Harris defaulted to either blaming Trump or stating that as President she would follow federal law. This continued throughout the interview. 

Another part of the interview I found interesting was she stated that her Presidency would not be a continuation of the Biden administration. When she stated this, a clip was then played of stating that she could think of anything she would have done differently than President Biden over the past four years. This seems contradictory.If she wouldn’t have done anything different, it seems Biden and Harris are the same politically. For undecided voters this interview gave very little information other than Trump is bad and Kamala Harris will follow federal law. Harris staff cut the interview short, which in my opinion was a bad look for Harris. She would have been better off finishing the interview. While Kamala Harris could have done worse, she left so many questions unanswered for voters.

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Once again an attempt has been made to take the life of former President and current candidate Donald Trump. This time the potential assassin, Ryan Routh, didn’t even get a chance to get a shot off. Routh positioned himself and his norinco sks rifle on the outer perimeter of Trump’s Mar-a-lago golf course. One of the insane parts of the attempt is that phone records show Routh had camped outside in his “sniper’s perch” for 12 hours. How is a man with a rifle able to go undetected for half a day outside of the property of one of the most influential figures in the world. As Trump was playing golf, Routh waited. He was only spotted as Trump was around 300-500 yards away. The muzzle of his rifle was seen by a Secret Service Agent walking hundreds of yards ahead of Trump. The agent then opened fire towards Routh, who then fled. He was apprehended shortly after. Though 300 yards seems far, an experienced shooter could easily make such a shot. It is alarming that yet again a threat was able to get so close to Trump. What will finally be the wake up call to beef up security for the former President? Or will it be too late?

Both candidates did decently. It has been speculated whether both of these running mates were good picks for their respective candidate. Neither were expected to be picked, especially Walz. That said, this was many Americans’ first time truly hearing the Vice Presidential candidates and many will be pleased. 

For the most part the moderators were fair, however there were times where bias was shown against JD Vance. For example his mic was cut while talking about the Biden administration’s immigration policy. This came after the moderators “fact checked”  Vance. It was agreed that the moderators would not fact check. That said, there were challenging questions for Tim Walz. Walz was pressed on the fact he claimed to be at the Tiananmen Square protest during the spring of 1989. This was not true, as Walz was not in Hong Kong until August. Walz stated that he can be a “knuckle head at times”. He did say that the trip changed his perspective on China. This was probably his worst moment of the night.

All and all, I think this debate was a breath of fresh air for Americans. For once we were able to see candidates civilly debate policy without being personal attacks and bickering. Perhaps this can become the norm again.

Trump felt sloppy. It seemed both candidates resorted to personal attacks rather than policy. However as odd as it sounds I feel Harris did so in a more graceful manner. Her demeanor seems much more professional. I feel she portrayed herself in a manner that would be more appealing to Americans. However I still believe Harris once again failed to address policy and danced around it. It feels that what she says lacks substance. This seems to be common with her campaign. Perhaps leaving Americans in the dark on her policy is her strategy. 

Even though Kamala Harris performed decently, it goes without saying she had a little bit of help. Throughout the night it was obvious that ABC moderators David Muir and Linsey Davis had bias in favor of Harris. On numerous occasions the moderators “fact checked” Trump, but consistently failed to give Harris the same treatment. In general Muir and Davis were harsher on Trump than Harris. While neither candidate gave an exemplary performance, it is no help if Americans cannot trust the moderators to be objective. It seems there was no winner in the debate, only losers. Those losers being the American people.

      Had the attempt been successful, what would that mean for the future of our country? Who knows what drastic events this could have triggered. For all we know this could have been the first domino to fall leading to a civil war. What does the mean going forward for both candidates? Trump will certainly have to increase security with only a few days until the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee. Could this lead a radical Trump supporter to try and take out President Biden? We are not yet sure what the motive of the shooting was, but who’s to say it won’t happen again and next time be successful.

Not to mention the failure and incompetency by the Secret Service. How on earth could someone manage to get a clear shot from a rooftop 150 yards away? Perhaps in a crowded city with many surrounding buildings this would be more understandable, but this was basically a field with only a few buildings nearby. I have seen how serious Secret Service has taken security measures at Trump rallies. I don’t understand how something like this could happen. 

There are many questions on how Secret Service dropped the ball, but also how we as a Nation have let ourselves become so divided and aggressive over politics. We forget that the sole purpose of elections is to form a better stronger nation, not tear it apart. 

This is also unfair to Republicans. Having to go against a candidate after already campaigning and at this point almost undeniably beating Joe Biden. This comes just days after the Republican National Convention. Had Trump  known Biden would drop out, perhaps he would have picked a different VP. What is for certain is the Trump Campaign spent millions competing against a candidate they won’t even be facing in the general election. 

This decision is unfair to both Democrats and Republicans and is a stain on the electoral process. This should be bipartisanly viewed as unacceptable, but it’s not. As Americans we have become complicit and let a small majority take advantage of us without batting an eye. This complacency is an insult to our founding fathers and the core principles of which they founded our beautiful nation. We can only live up to that not just by blindly following party lines, but coming together to hold together our nation. 

     As for Biden, the debate was not as successful. Many, even some Democrats, are calling into question President Biden’s mental state. Throughout the night Biden seemed incoherent and many are concerned about his age, even more than previously thought. His performance is now leaving Democrats scrambling as to whether Biden is fit to continue his campaign. If not him then who? Would Democrats look to Vice President Kamala Harris? With the DNC convention in August, the clock is ticking to make a choice.