Holding my nose

I spent last week closely monitoring campus protests, the hush money case against Trump, the arguments before the Supreme Court about presidential immunity and the latest presidential polls, which fortunately are not always accurate this early in the race. I held my nose and watched with disgust most of the network TV Sunday news shows.

All of this prompts me to worry that the legal cases against Trump, even if decided before November, will not impact the 2024 election. Sadly, I continue to be amazed that so many potential voters don’t appear to care whether Trump committed crimes or engaged in despicable behavior.

Moreover, despite all of Joe Biden’s accomplishments, too many are willing to vote for someone who, by his own admission, will use the presidency as a tool for revenge and will undermine democracy and the rule of law. And as a Jew, I am disturbed by the not-so-coincidental rise in antisemitism.

I remain perplexed by the possibility that the majority of Americans are poised to vote against the only candidate who’s a decent human being and cares more about his country and its citizens than himself. Never in my 72 years have I experienced such angst about our nation.

— Richard Cherwitz, Austin