The Democratic Party’s virtual
convention worked in both form and substance. If you will it was a very
successful infomercial highlighting the diversity and the policy positions of
the party. Joe Biden came off as a deeply caring person and contrary to the
Trump campaign’s attacks on him, he delivered a very presidential acceptance
speech. He also made clear that he was not a captive of the party’s loony Left.
Thus the way is open for him and his running mate Kamala Harris to attract a
broad swath of the electorate.
My two qualms are that way too much time
was spent on attacking Donald Trump rather than discussing the mass unemployment
crisis our country faces and the near complete absence of any discussion on
foreign policy. Ohio senator Sherrod Brown acted as an off-screen narrator in
one of the few pieces on the economy; instead he should have had an on camera
role. Hillary Clinton lost in 2016 because she largely ignored white working
class voters. Biden has the ability to speak to their pain and hopefully he
will. As to foreign policy most Americans are not interested in foreign policy,
but soon foreign policy will be interested in us.
My sense is as of today, the Democrats
are on their way to a substantial victory in November that will lead to a
conclusive Biden win along with gaining control of the Senate and adding seats
in the House. Of course the Democrats sometimes have the habit of snatching
defeat from the jaws of victory, but that looks less likely as Trump continues
to implode with each passing day.
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