I Can t Back Trump, Who Only Has I s for America – WSJ

A little over two weeks before the presidential election and many independent voters, myself included, still haven t decided how they will vote.

I can t vote for Kamala Harris. I find many of Donald Trump s policies his stand on closing the borders, his economic programs, his unflinching support for Israel appealing but for one thing: the man who holds them. A friend of mine, also an independent voter, recently told me that on Election Day he thought he would probably hold his nose and vote for Mr. Trump. For others, even with noses held, the smell remains too strong to do likewise.

What, precisely, is wrong with Donald Trump? To start with the obvious, his vanity: his preposterously bleached and elaborately coiffed hairdo, his sprayed-on tan, the lengthy neckties to cover his avoirdupois. Add to this his propensity for insulting his political enemies. (He calls Gavin Newsom, governor of California, Gavin Newscum. ) Then there s his hyperbole, everywhere adding to his opponents misdeeds, building up his own achievements.

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Joseph Epstein.

He’s lives in Chicago, so that’s ok. But it is, as Pope Francis has noted, a choice between two evils.