Biden’s withdrawal changed the political scenario in the US. A sector of commentators had considered that he was late in withdrawing, which caused him to lose significant days, while Trump He was still ahead in the polls, in fundraising and, most importantly, in control of the media environment. Before the resignation of Biden The winner would have been Trump, however, Kamala She removed the spotlights that illuminated him. If the elections were held today, she would be the winner.
Kamala baffled the Republicans, catching them off guard, so Trump opted for the easy way out of insults and disqualification, as well as introducing the racial component. According to Trump, Kamala is not black, but Indian and Jamaican who pretends to be by African American. The world is a bit upside down: if we remember Michael Jackson who did everything imaginable to avoid looking black, now Trump is attacking Harris for pretending to be black, to deceive a segment of voters.
The arrival of Walzas a member of the formula, gave another boost to the Kamalian cause. Walz is white, a typical middle-class figure, somewhat fat and bald, with an impeccable personal record, a person “Like you and me”. She is part of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, closer to the left than to the political center. She has been —like Kamala— in favor of the legalization of marijuana, abortion, impulse free meals for public school students. In favor of gun control, despite being an enthusiastic hunter who is scorned by the ultra-conservative National Rifle Association (NRA) gave him donations for his campaigns.
Walz’s choice is a success because of her personal attributes, because she is a normal person, an ordinary citizen, which contrasts with Kamala Harris. The presidential candidate is part of the elite, situated at the top of politics throughout her career. As vice president, she is the woman who has held the highest office in the political history of the United States. She was Attorney General of Californiaa senator from that state before becoming vice president of the United States. Walz was the coach of the school football team, a member of the armed forces, but at the infantry level, he barely rose to sergeant. Republicans portray him as a leftist He is a very dangerous man, almost a communist, an extremist politician. If he were in Mexico they would say he is a danger. Speaking of Mexico, Walz promoted, as governor of Minnesota, the issuing of driver’s licenses to immigrants, even if they were “illegal” (undocumented), which seems like a trivial matter, although driver’s licenses in the deep United States are as important, or more important, than passports themselves.
It is likely that the Democratic tactics drop the personal attack on Trump. Kamala must present the strategy to combat inflation, it is more important than exchanging insults and continuing to talk about Trump, to raise how the situation is going to be recomposed economy. It is better to discuss how to reduce prices than to be concerned about the criminal cases of the opponent. Harris should stop thinking like a prosecutor and more like a presidential candidate.
A few years ago, when he visited Mexico, AMLO He received her at the National Palace with the expression “President Kamala,” which at the time seemed like a blunder. Time (ninety days) will tell whether the then Mexican president was mistaken or prescient. The campaign in the United States has a never-imagined plot: one of the candidates is formally declared guilty by a jury, compared to another, who as a prosecutor, dedicated most of her professional career to pursuing criminals.
Professor at UNAM
