EDITORIAL: Trump – He too shall pass!
The darkness and dread Vice President Kamala Harris feared now looms closer and closer to becoming a reality, as she concedes victory to her opponent. For a candidate who was suddenly thrown into one of most consequential presidential races in the nation’s history, Harris ran a remarkable campaign and her speeches should be compiled and made mandatory in school curricula.
Unlike Hillary Clinton, who had the gender factor to overcome in her failed attempt in 2016, Harris had the double whammy of race and gender, and her conduct and demeanor never wavered from being respectful and hopeful of bringing the nation closer to together, to uphold the standards of democracy and set aside the grievances of the past.
Alas, it was all in vain, and now the nation must find a way to endure what could be an exceedingly long nightmare of hate, division, and much more than incipient fascism. Trump has been nothing less than a fount of misinformation, lies and distortion, but we should never lose sight of the menace he promises because in his previous White House conquest, he gave us a dress rehearsal on how mean-spirited he can be.
Harris is still the vice president and with a plate full of issues to contend with, to say nothing of the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and the plight of Ukrainians. Both on domestic and global fronts, a second Trump administration will be a dangerous thing, something that Harris had stressed like an unceasing heartbeat.
We are still waiting for the final results, though the possibility of flipping the House grows dimmer by the minute, and ultimately we face the grim prospect of all three branches of government under Republican control, including the Supreme Court.
Kamala Harris: Your vision and voice, your unbreakable will was something we hoped would be more than just a passing fancy, that more than 66 million put forth to support your campaign. This election has been a true learning experience, a civics lesson some Americans will ignore and dismiss as nothing more than campaign fodder. We know, and as Harris knows, it is not easy to convince the undecided and uncommitted to join the crusade for decency, integrity, and the noble values entrusted by those who sacrificed their lives for democracy.
When Trump takes his position once again in the White House, the challenge we face as hardworking, God-fearing Americans, is how to maintain a sense of optimism, that no matter the evil foisted on us, we will not shrink from the promise we found in the Harris campaign. Her legacy is something we embrace and cherish, and that no matter the darkness on the horizon, that it, like Trump, shall pass.
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