truly, this campaign is kind of horrible. instantly, both candidates implicitly blame the other for the nyc bombs. hillary: "his rhetoric is lending aid and comfort to our opponents": the language of treason. constantly, clinton herself is calling trump a crazy racist demagogue. meanwhile he calls her a criminal and says that her weakness is responsible for more attacks, etc. we've never reached this level of vituperation, and in some dimensions the clinton campaign has opened it beyond trump's fairly casual insults. while really working her people toward hysteria, clinton is trying to portray herself as the voice of reason? i think it actually makes for a bit of an explosive atmosphere; i'd be a bit worried about some violence coming from either direction.
there's too long still to go, for one thing. i don't think the rhetoric can sustain this high a pitch. it's like something's gotta give.
