(It is an op ed worth looking at analytically, stylistically, but Ken Martin writing, you already know the theme - trashing Trump and boosting Harris. You just don't know Ken's chosen details.)
Is this an Editorial Staff not itself endorsing, but turning its Gestalt to Ken - in effect - an endorsing non-endorsement? It's stupid to do it backhand. But ...
Here is the link.https://www.startribune.com/what-evidence-do-we-have-that-trump-is-for-us-not-for-himself/601172877
Here is the headlining and lead photo and caption:
What evidence do we have that Trump is for us, not for himself?
Jan. 6, 2021, gave us the opposing evidence quite clearly.
By Ken Martin
October 31, 2024 at 5:30PM
Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at Madison Square Garden, Oct. 27 in New York. (Alex Brandon/The Associated Press)
A hit piece with an insult in the headline. What "us" is the dude focused upon, as state party head for The Democratic Party? Not me, since I am an independent because the party is too bloody conservative and allied to business interests, banks, and such. (progressive-hating Hakim Jefferies national party head for Christsakes)
Whatever us. Not me. Not anybody in the other party.
Now, tell me why Donald Trump cannot be in it for his party's base, his supporters and himself? It is natural that he be that, and from observation I fully believe he displays self-centered priorities, party and base next.
Clearly he's not in it for Ken Martin's party to get the spoils.
It really looks like a chicken-shit backhanded way for the editors to endorse Harris, which if intending that, they should be forthright in their actions.
Now - Crabgrass voted Harris, and views Trump as a sociopath. I.e., in agreement with most of what Martin wrote. But -- Emphasis on Jan 6, come on. There are numerous other reasons and saying "Jan 6" - once is enough for all but the very stupid, presumably those whom Martin has in mind as "us" when writing.
The whole thing, why the fuck bother? What is the worth of having a party chief in our fucked up two-party system say his candidate is best? What else would he say?
Yeah. Right. Super stupid. And then some.
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Yes, Crabgrass is clear on substantially lesser evil, even the way Harris was backed into the candidacy instead of Biden, who primary voters voted for. Yes it was manipulation of an offensive kind. But, two parties. One manipulates. The other nominates a criminal, fraudulent sociopath with JD having to adapt to where we have yet to learn who JD is, with hints, but hewing to the Trump Gestalt - all that leading to where lesser evil is a no-brainer, even while an evil.
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UPDATE: Wikipedia has a listing of media outlet endorsements. The solid majority of papers endorse Harris. Experienced people know a risk when seeing one. Perhaps some really, really like Harris. Some do endorse Trump.