Angry for Trump? Lonely for Harris?

We need new political and personal habits.

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Left: Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during a CNN town hall event in Aston, Pa., October 23, 2024. Right: Republican presidential nominee former president Donald Trump gestures during an 11th Hour Faith Leaders Meeting in Concord, N.C., October 21, 2024.

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Are more Americans angry than are lonely? As I watched the Democratic convention this summer, I thought this is what the presidential election could come down to. Donald Trump is a mad-as-hell choice, and Kamala Harris is the candidate for the lonely and the sad. She may make you a word salad, but you’ll hear laughter. Trump might inspire a riot on Capitol Hill, but somebody will get fired in every episode.

It’s not quite all that simple — though the anger and sadness are real. The price of milk can make for both. But if you are an undecided voter right now, you probably need much more than a presidential candidate in your life. You probably need better habits. (Don’t we all?)

KL

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Kathryn Jean Lopez

Kathryn Jean Lopez is a senior fellow at the National Review Institute and the religion editor of National Review. Sign up for her weekly newsletter here. She is the author of A Year with the Mystics: Visionary Wisdom for Daily Living.

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