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The New York Times editorial board on Monday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris, calling her \u201cthe only patriotic choice for president\u201d while painting a grim picture of a second term for former President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rather than praise for its preferred candidate, the board led its endorsement of Harris by listing off disqualifying arguments against Trump. \u201cIt is hard to imagine a candidate more unworthy to serve as president of the United States,\u201d the Times editorial board wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis unequivocal, dispiriting truth \u2014 Donald Trump is not fit to be president \u2014 should be enough for any voter who cares about the health of our country and the stability of our democracy to deny him re-election,\u201d the board, made up of 14 opinion journalists, wrote<\/a>. \u201cFor this reason, regardless of any political disagreements voters might have with her, Kamala Harris is the only patriotic choice for president.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The endorsement of Harris is unsurprising \u2014 the editorial board has not backed a Republican for president since Dwight Eisenhower in 1956 \u2014 though still important given the paper\u2019s influence. In July, 10 days before President Joe Biden left the race (and after the board called on him to do so), the board published a five-part, scathing editorial<\/a> against Trump that struck many of the same chords as Monday\u2019s story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Monday\u2019s endorsement calls Harris, in stark contrast to its descriptions of Trump, a \u201cdedicated public servant\u201d who is \u201cmore than a necessary alternative.\u201d The board focuses on Harris\u2019 plans for the economy, health care, foreign policy and immigration as reasons for electing her over Trump.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And while the board admitted some of Harris\u2019 plans are not as detailed as voters would like, there are more \u201cclear dangers\u201d of a second Trump presidency, citing his refusal to accept the results of the last election (and potentially the upcoming one), and his promises to use the government to attack his political enemies. \u201cUnless American voters stand up to him, Mr. Trump will have the power to do profound and lasting harm to our democracy,\u201d they write.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There were some positives during Trump\u2019s first term, the board writes, \u201cYet even when the former president\u2019s overall aim may have had merit, his operational incompetence, his mercurial temperament and his outright recklessness often led to bad outcomes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those reasons, they write, \u201cKamala Harris is the only choice.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Editor:msserwanga@gmail.com<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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