If DEI means “didn’t earn it,” then Vice President Kamala Harris is our DEI presidential candidate. No one voted specifically for her in the primaries. Party elites baited primary voters with Joe Biden who was staying in the race “1,000 percent” — then switched to Harris.

We were swindled — hoodwinked! How many would have opted for Bernie Sanders or Gavin Newsom or a relative centrist such as Amy Klobuchar or Josh Shapiro?

One thing about former President Donald Trump is that he got his party’s nomination fair and square. And so far he has taken everything his enemies have thrown at him and managed to survive. Truth be told, in my estimation he will always stand tall for America, prioritizing traditional values and a strong economy. Harris, on the other hand, prioritizes progressive leftist ideology. I fear she will take a knee for America whenever it suits her policy.

Charles Kerr

Kalama Valley

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