In an entry yesterday, I suggested that Vice President Kamala Harris needed to toughen her message against Mr. Trump in order to win the presidency. A very close and very discerning woman friend of ours thereafter sent me an email, indicating that she feared that if Ms. Harris followed my recommendation, “being angry might backfire on a woman because she’d be perceived as being too emotional and ‘out of control’ to become the president.” It did make me ponder whether, in such a razor-thin contest, Ms. Harris might alienate more potential supporters than she would gain by being more combative as I had suggested.
Today, we got an answer. If the Vice President had had any idea of our exchange, I’d say that she had thread the needle and addressed both our friend’s and my concerns.
As all who care are aware, retired Marine Corps. General John Kelly, the longest-serving Chief of Staff in the Trump Administration, has within recent days gone on record with the New York Times stating that Mr. Trump meets the definition of “fascist.” Below is a link to a short speech Ms. Harris gave today in the wake of Mr. Kelly’s remarks. I would submit that the extremely grave tone she struck was perfect for the message – neither plaintive, nor too strident — the tone of a president addressing us about a true crisis. The three-minute length was perfect: short enough that any media outlet that wishes to air it can do so in its entirety. Two notes she made particularly resonated with me: first, without undue emphasis she recast her reference to Mr. Trump’s allusions to the “enemy within” to include anyone who might disagree with the former president, not just government officials or journalists; second, she employed the ultimate word about Mr. Trump (while being able to correctly attribute the characterization to Mr. Kelly): fascist.
I don’t know how many voters’ sympathies can be shifted in the days culminating on November 5; I will affirm that I consider Ms. Harris’ efforts today to be pitch-perfect.
McCoy's Noise 
l am of the opinion that the Dems should come out with both barrels blazing with everything negative relating to Trump. He can dish crap out but he can’t take it. He’ll crack with the onslaught. No one candidate has such a long list of topics to attack as Trump and if the Dems don’t use them all, it’s too late on November 6th. Clinton was up by 12 points with 16 days left in that election. Attack, attack, attack, don’t leave anything on the table. Trump and company are making crap up and throwing it all on the wall, the Dems have enough FACTUAL stuff to attack with. They need to drown out whatever Trump can make up. Sissies who can’t take these intensities don’t win contested elections…in my opinion. Edk
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