Who watched the first leaders debate last week between contenders for the most important job in the land, President of the United States? Joe Biden and Donald Trump faced each other in verbal and mental combat and unfortunately, I have been hearing that the lesser of the two won. Yes, Donald Trump won the debate.
Why did he win? Simply the Democrats should have never allowed Joe Biden to run but brought forward the bright, intelligent and capable Vice President instead. Joe Biden must have faced a whole week of ten-hour days being prepared for the debate. His head must have been filled with facts, figures and antidotes that would have made him capable of withstanding any attack from Donald Trump, but at his age, the stress and tension were obvious and weighting down his shoulders incredibly. Repeating himself often, gaging on some words and expressions, Joe Biden did the best he could under the circumstances.
Donald Trump’s strategy began to wear President Biden down, never answering a question from the moderators, repeating the same things over and over again, smirking all the while. He knew what he was doing, and accomplished it well. Donald Trump is no rocket scientist, in fact, his very limited speech patterns and vocabulary showed once again. Throwing out statements like the old and used ” Make America Great Once Again” was heard several times. The strategy disarmed his opponent several times by confusing his opponent and us. “What the heck was he saying”? Donald Trump’s strategy-preparing team knew what they had to work with, a uncontrollable and spontaneously misguided individual who never feels comfortable in defensive mode. Let him lose the plan and hope he says a little over and over again. He did.
America is faced with choosing from two elderly, physically and mentally out-of-shape individuals. What a situation to be in. If Joe Biden wins the election how long can he continue with the leadership of America? If Donald Trump overcomes and wins the election, what can possibly happen? No one really knows, because no one really knows how and what Donald thinks about. McDonald Burges, Taco’s, Sex, Golf, those horrid migrants? Who knows?! Other Global leaders are more easily understood, their reactions or responses foretold.
Will Joe Biden stay, or will he go? No one knows. No one knows.
Will Donald Trump ever change his ways? Probably not.
So we have a conservative but progressively minded man trying his best to lead his nation, like FDR did so long ago, and you have another, who believes in divine providence and that he has been called by God and his nation to lead once again. Should Donald Trump lose, how will his millions of followers respond? All of Washington is thinking about that very possibility. Jan 6th remains embedded in many Americans’ minds and thoughts. What if??? Joe Biden looks very weak, worn out yet determined to end his campaign successfully. Donald Trump’s very way of life is dependent upon his winning this political engagement.
Steven Kaszab
Bradford, Ontario
skaszab@yahoo.ca
