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The presidential race between former President Trump and Vice President Harris has turned increasingly nasty, highlighting the significant divide in American politics and the high personal stakes involved.

 

On Wednesday, Trump shared crude, sexist attacks on social media aimed at both Harris and his 2016 opponent, Hillary Clinton. These posts included references to the QAnon conspiracy, which the Harris campaign criticized as divisive and dangerous.

 

“Donald Trump is out of his mind. If a family member posted what Donald Trump is sharing, Americans would rightly be concerned,” said Harris campaign spokesperson James Singer. “Trump’s Project 2025 agenda offers America: prosecuting political opponents, using conspiracy theories to justify harmful policies, and dividing Americans against each other.”

Trump’s actions on social media are not particularly surprising given his history of personal attacks. “Donald Trump is being Donald Trump,” said Peter Loge, a professor at George Washington University. “He’s made his name through bombast, threats, lawsuits—just sort of over-the-top behavior.”

Democrats have signaled they are no longer interested in the "when they go low, we go high" approach once advocated by Michelle Obama. Harris’s campaign has called Trump “weird,” and Sen. John Fetterman’s campaign mocked Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance.

Vance, meanwhile, responded to criticism about the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan by telling an audience in Pennsylvania that Harris could “go to hell.”

Each new presidential cycle seems to get meaner than the last. “I think fans of the 2016 and 2020 election are going to be in for a real thrill this fall,” quipped Loge.

Trump has a long history of inflammatory rhetoric, from spreading conspiracy theories about former President Obama to calling for investigations into the Biden family. He has repeatedly attacked Harris’s intelligence, appearance, and biracial heritage.

 

This past week has underscored how bitter political discourse has become amid a polarized electorate and a tight presidential race. Trump faced criticism over a clash at Arlington National Cemetery and shared incendiary posts on Truth Social targeting Harris, Clinton, and Obama.

 

However, Trump campaign spokesperson Karoline Leavitt argued that voters are more concerned with pressing issues than Trump’s social media conduct. “Americans aren’t concerned with social media posts and silly memes. They are concerned with the problems that are plaguing them and their families right now,” Leavitt said on CNN.

Since Harris replaced Biden atop the Democratic ticket, she has overtaken Trump in national polling averages and pulled even or ahead in several swing states. “He thought he had it in the bag running against Biden,” said one former Trump White House official. “But now that Harris is the nominee and she’s doing better than expected, he’s threatened by that.”

 

Trump has brushed off suggestions from his advisers to avoid personal attacks. At a recent rally, he defended his approach: “I have to get personal. They get personal, but I’m going to do my best. So they’re allowed to get personal with me, but I’m not allowed to get personal to them?”

Democrats have also gone after Trump personally, though in different ways. Harris frequently references her time as a prosecutor to criticize Trump’s legal issues. Michelle Obama suggested Trump might be pursuing a “Black job,” a reference to Trump’s comments on African American employment, and former President Obama likened Trump to an annoying neighbor.

“Trump is going to be Trump, and his rhetoric is often cruel and demeaning,” said Loge. “The Democrats are trying to be clever rather than cruel.”

As the race for the White House heats up, the bitter exchanges reflect the deep divisions in American politics and the high stakes for both candidates.

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12 hours ago, CharlieH said:

“Americans aren’t concerned with social media posts and silly memes. They are concerned with the problems that are plaguing them and their families right now,” Leavitt said on CNN.

If only Harris would do this. She would win for sure and perhaps even make a good president. her concerns are for people who do not have problems though. She does not face issues that affect the people or the world. 

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