“May you live in interesting times” is reputedly a Chinese curse — although one that most likely emanated from a British statesman. Nevertheless, it applies to the presidential race.
FILE – President Joe Biden walks out of the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, March 9, 2023. Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, July 21, 2024, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office just four months before the election. We recently witnessed an assassination attempt of Donald Trump. Then Joe Biden bowed out of the race.
Americans — including members of this editorial board — vociferously disagree about whether Trump is a wannabe authoritarian whose re-election threatens our republic, or a norm-breaking disruptor who is challenging a moribund government. Based on their pronouncements, Biden and most Democrats believe the former. It takes courage to step away from power to give his party a better chance to, in their view, save democracy. Hats off to him.
Typically, political parties are about loyalty rather than truth-telling — which also explains why Republicans have defended every irrational statement, cruel social-media post and rambling incoherence from their nominee. We’ve also learned the media is largely ill-equipped to deal with the “interesting” new political and social-media times, where balanced coverage falls between the cracks of the online conspiracy and outrage mill.
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