Vice President Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, Mental Illness and the Disgraceful Politics of Xenophobia and Racism!
When it comes to the issue of debates, perception is often just as crucial as reality and substance. There is no way to conceal the fact that Donald Trump’s September 10 debate performance was nothing short of dismal. The debate was an opportunity for Trump to persuade the American people (albeit cynically) about the direction in which they wanted the nation to go. On both counts, the former president failed to deliver.
Admittedly, he began the evening relatively solidly, but as the debate continued, he appeared and sounded more incoherent. Every answer he gave contained a considerable degree of lying. True to his character, he was abrupt, combative, and ruthlessly negative. As Trump sees it, the nation is a few steps away from implosion.
From a historical perspective, presidential debates usually are irrelevant. In a trove of social science literature, scholars argue that the majority of debate watchers have firmly decided whom they intend to vote for. Although the victorious candidate might get a current boost from a competent performance, the polling bump often subsides.
That being said, the recent debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump may very well be a political aberration because there has…