God help us.
Two brief video clips.
Scenes from an American election campaign.
Today's blog post is brief. I present two videos, each about two minutes. Both are from GOP campaign debates. They look like Saturday Night Live skits, but these are real.
I experienced both humor and dismay while watching them. In the Arizona election the woman in the multi-colored blouse, Kari Lake, is the leading candidate. The centerpiece of her campaign is the 2020 election, which she insists was won by Trump. In the Wyoming election, Harriet Hageman is getting almost twice the votes as Liz Cheney, according to a poll reported in the Casper, Wyoming Star Tribune.
I repeat the final words, spoken by Liz Cheney in the second video: "We've got to elect serious leaders." Liz Cheney is a serious leader.
This is a clip from the debate for the Arizona Republican Primary Election for governor:
This one is from the Wyoming Republican Primary election for the state's sole congressional seat.
That is unreal! Once upon a time, in a universe far away, they had responsible and coherent adults run for and hold office...
Good Lord. I heard more articulate and reasoned arguments from 7th and 8th graders when I taught middle school and we held elections for student council.