Millions of Democrats went to the polls in state primaries to cast their votes for President Joe Biden. He was elected to represent the Democratic Party once again. He did not have the official votes of the delegates from the convention, but it was a given that he would receive them.
On June 27, Biden debated former President Donald Trump and it did not go so well for Biden. He was not his best during that debate and a groundswell of other Democratic leaders forced Biden to withdraw from the race.
How does this make you feel if you voted for him? What happened to the will of the people? What good did it do you to take time off from work to vote?
Your vote did not mean a thing. It was totally wasted time if you voted for President Joe Biden. A handful of rich celebrities, along with Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, Robert Schiff and a few others, made the decision.
Is this by the Democrats since Biden dropped out of the race to support Harris?
Suddenly all we are hearing is that Vice President Kamala Harris is the Democratic challenger to Donald Trump. She has not been elected by the delegates, which does not even come until the August convention begins Aug. 19.
A reported $100 million has already been raised and she will likely be nominated.
At this point, who does this party have to nominate?
We have only a little over three months until the November election.
The brevity of time that Harris has to run as the Democratic nominee is unfair to everybody. It is unfair to her. She can run as the assumed nominee but she is not the nominee yet.
It would not make sense for Trump to debate her at this point because Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer might change their minds and ask someone else to run and pressure Harris to drop out.
Of course, a similar scenario could happen to the Republicans. Trump could have been assassinated and the Republican Party would have had to make another choice.
Harris’s major theme that she has going for her in the eyes of millions of Americans is abortion. As many, if not more, Americans are for abortion than are against abortion. Harris is beating this drum every day wherever she speaks and it could be the single issue that elects her as president.
Trump and the Republicans must come up with a plan that resonates with the majority of America’s women and young people or it could be the single issue that brings about his defeat.
There is a lot at stake in the November election. We hope our votes count. We hope that whoever we elect is the one who serves as president, unlike what just happened with the recent Democratic primaries. Most of us hope that we can get through this election and still be at peace in our country.
A house divided cannot stand. Regardless of who is elected it does not do any of us any good to be fighting among ourselves. I hope that we all can resolve to live in peace, talk civilly to each other and be good Americans.
Dr. Glenn Mollette is a graduate of numerous schools, including Georgetown College, Southern Seminary and Lexington Seminary in Kentucky. His column is published weekly in over 600 publications in all 50 states. Find books by Glenn Mollette on amazon.com. Learn more about his books, columns and music at glennmollette.com.