VIEW FROM THE THAMES
DEON GOUWS: It’s between the devil and the deep blue sea for US voters
The hard choice: Donald Trump or Kamala Harris?
One candidate I don’t want to win, and another I really hope loses — this just about sums up how I feel about the upcoming presidential election in the US. It’s a bit like my sentiments whenever Manchester United play against Tottenham Hotspur: with either or both teams guaranteed to drop points, there will be something to celebrate, whatever the result.
Just like tribalism among football supporters, politics can be an extremely divisive topic. Against this background, I’m not here to opine about whether Kamala Harris is likely to be an even worse US president than Donald Trump ever was. Neither am I in any position to comment on the chances of either party winning; if you look at the betting markets, the result is on a knife-edge. ..
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