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When Lies Replace Plans

Unable to articulate how they would govern differently than their opponents, both Trump and Koziatek resort to smear tactics.

Carl J. Petersen
6 min readOct 22, 2020

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A few months back, Sean Hannity and Tucker Carlson each made the mistake of asking Donald Trump what his plans for a second term are. After the President struggled to answer that, the right-wing media got the message: Don’t ask that question.

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As the country plunges deeper into the COVID-19 crisis, Americans are headed to the polls. Instead of making a case for his reelection based on his record and any specific plans he has to stop the pandemic and begin recovery, Trump has doubled down on a campaign based on character assassination, temper tantrums, and lies. His base eats it up with cult-like devotion while Joe Biden retains his lead.

It is not just Trump that has failed to make a case for the electorate, but the entire Republican party. While operating under the same pandemic restrictions as their counterparts were, the Democratic party managed…

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Carl J. Petersen

Parent, special education advocate and former LAUSD School Board candidate. Still fighting for the children. www.ChangeTheLAUSD.com