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The Cases Against Trump

The Cases Against Trump

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Peter Venetoklis
Aug 11, 2024
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As a follow-up to last week's "bad policy, bad person" tally about Kamala Harris, and as a response to a reader question, today I'm offering the "never-Trump" arguments I've encountered in this side project I call my blogging life.

I preface this list with a caveat: While in a vacuum, many have (varying degrees of) merit in the context of a choice between Trump and Harris, I find none compelling enough to prefer Harris over Trump. Were the context between four more years of Trump vs, say, a redux of Bill Clinton's second term, I'd likely choose the latter, but,

If wishes were fishes we'd have some fried; And if wishes were horses, beggars might ride.

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