If You Are Not Progressing, You’re Regressing

"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often." - Winston Churchill

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Two significant events shaped the focus of this week’s newsletter: the pivotal presidential debate and a thought-provoking report on Europe’s future competitiveness.

Let’s start with the debate. If you didn’t watch it, consider yourself fortunate. I, on the other hand, dedicated nearly two hours of my time to this event, sparing you the frustration and despair it might have caused. I took one for the team.

The prevailing view is that Kamala Harris emerged as the winner of the debate. However, I find myself in disagreement. In my view, the debate ended in a draw, which is not a positive outcome for Harris. Despite the overt support of the two ABC moderators, who fact-checked Trump multiple times but overlooked Harris’s numerous dishonest claims, she still couldn't secure a clear victory. Many conservatives included myself complained about the moderators' apparent political bias while watching the debate. Still, it's akin to a football game where the referees are biased, but you still need to bring your best to win. Unfortunately, Trump didn’t.

Clearly, Harris came to the debate prepared. She demonstrated a shrewd understanding of diverting Trump’s attention, such as steering the conversation toward the size of the crowd at his rallies so he would waste precious time allocated to him to defend nonessential topics rather than attacking Harris’s radical policies.

However, Harris is still Harris, meaning she is an intellectual lightweight. She’s known for not reading her policy briefs, so she is notorious for spilling out word salad when compelled to answer even the most straightforward policy questions. Harris’s policies and political beliefs are so extreme that even she knew they would alienate most Americans. This is why Harris has shied away from interviews that could potentially expose her radicalism.

However, it is not difficult to envision that some other Republicans, such as J.D. Vance or Ron DeSantis, can debate with Harris and emerge victorious. They know how to challenge her on various issues, from the Biden-Harris administration’s records on the economy, immigration, and foreign policy to Harris’s past support for radical left-wing policies. They will also question Harris’s role in covering up Joe Biden’s infirmity and the undemocratic manner in which she replaced Biden as the Democratic Party’s Presidential nominee.  This potential raises the question: why didn’t Trump win the debate?