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Race not looking good

Listening to and reading the news. This is going to be an interesting horse race, and right now, I’m not sure what will happen. Unless it’s something amazing, we will be living four more years in the movie “Idiocracy.”

This is not going to be Democrats v. Republicans. It won’t be won by “Dump Trump” on the Left. It’s coming down to Middle-America plus the (growing) older voter population. I submit that, at this point, neither group looks good to them, unless they are already party driven.

As far as Democratic candidates, no one is very exciting. Bernie Sanders had his shot and the DNC took it away. Joe Biden looks tired and unenthusiastic. Elizabeth Warren sounds a bit shrill and annoying. Will this be a race of lame horses? Unexcited voters stay home, and if that happens, historically, the Democrats lose.

Doug Kaer

Spokane Valley

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