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The New York Times Editorial Board endorsed Kamala Harris on Monday in the race against Republican Donald Trump, saying the Democrat is “the only choice for a patriotic president.”
However, the paper did not even mention the vice president by name until the fourth paragraph of the support document, instead focusing on Trump’s unfitness to be president, calling him morally and temperamentally “unfit.”
“This plain and depressing truth that Donald Trump is unfit to be president should be enough for voters who care about the health of our country and the stability of our democracy to reject his reelection.”
This is the “anyone but Trump” approach the New Yorker took the day before, with its editors saying the Republican Party represented “an ongoing assault on America’s stability, nerves and character.” Ta.
In a lengthy endorsement, the Times acknowledged that Harris “may not be the perfect candidate for all voters, especially those who are frustrated and angry about the government’s inability to solve problems.” .
“We encourage Americans to compare Ms. Harris’ record with that of her opponent,” the newspaper said. “Mr. Harris is a more than necessary replacement.”
The Times Editorial Board has not endorsed a Republican for president since backing Dwight Eisenhower in 1956.
However, the paper stressed that this election was “about something more fundamental” than the “conflict between politics and principles” in the two-party system.
“Unless American voters stand up, Mr. Trump will have the power to do serious and lasting damage to our democracy,” the newspaper said.
The Times said it was natural for voters to ask Harris more questions about specific policies, saying, “Given the stakes of this election, Harris is planning a campaign to minimize the risk of unforced errors.” They may think that they are doing so…” The belief is that being the only viable alternative to Trump may be enough to carry her to victory. ”
“While that strategy may ultimately prevail, it is a disservice to the American people and her own career.”
Meanwhile, he said the Republican Party was nothing more than a “tool” in Trump’s “quest to take back power” and argued that Trump’s second term would be “much more harmful and divisive than his first.”
“Kamala Harris is the only choice,” the editorial board said.
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