Opinion: This country divided cannot stand
Millions of Democrats went to the polls in state primaries to cast their votes for President Joe Biden. He was elected to represent the Democratic party once again. He didn't have the official votes of the delegates from the convention, but it was a given that he would receive them.
On June 27, Biden debated former President Trump, and it didn't go so well for Biden. He wasn't his best during that debate, and a groundswell of other Democratic leaders forced Biden to withdraw from the race.
How does this make you feel if you voted for him? What happened to the will of the people? What good did it do you to take time off from work to vote? Your vote didn't mean a thing. It was totally wasted time if you voted for President Joe Biden. A handful of rich celebrities along with Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Robert Schiff and a few others made the decision. Is this democracy?
Suddenly all we are hearing is that Vice President Kamala Harris is the Democratic challenger to Donald Trump. She hasn't been elected by the delegates, which doesn't even come until the August convention, which begins Aug. 19. A reported $100 million has already been raised and she will likely be nominated. At this point, who does this party have to nominate? We have only a little over three months until the November election.
The brevity of time that Harris has to run as the Democratic nominee is unfair to everybody. It's unfair to her. She can run as the assumed nominee, but she's not the nominee yet. It wouldn't make sense for Trump to debate her at this point because Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer might change their minds and ask someone else to run and pressure Harris to drop out.
Of course, a similar scenario could happen to the Republicans. Trump could have been assassinated, and the Republican party would have had to make another choice.
Harris' major theme that she has going for her in the eyes of millions of Americans is abortion. As many if not more Americans are for abortion than are against abortion. Harris is beating this drum every day wherever she speaks, and it could be the single issue that elects her as president. Trump and the Republicans must come up with a plan that resonates with the majority of America's women and young people, or it could be the single issue that brings about his defeat.
A house divided cannot stand. Regardless of who is elected it doesn't do any of us any good to be fighting among ourselves. I hope that we all can resolve to live in peace, talk civil to each other and be good Americans.
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