Bring Back the Joy Please, VP Harris

Envision what the Harris presidency will be like

Sunrise though dense clouds. Photo by Tim Ward

Kamala Harris’ rise in the polls this summer was fueled by an infectious sense of joy that lasted through September — an element frankly missing from presidential politics since Obama waved goodbye.

Kamala Harris is showing that joy can be a strategy

In mid August, Harris even put out a delightful Facebook campaign inviting supporters to post joyful selfies of themselves:

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But, as Trump’s campaign has turned ever darker and more menacing (hard to beleive that was possible) — with his talk about his willingness to turn the army against the “enemy within,” meaning his personal politcal enemies (singling out Adam Schiff and Nancy Pelosi) — the Harris campaign has become increasingly alarmist. Indeed, the alarm does need to be sounded, as Trump seems by turns dangerous, deluded and…