Letter to the editor: Trump, Biden make for poor presidential choices

Both the Democratic and Republican parties are presently in a quandary regarding the 2024 president election.

The Democrats are saddled with an 80-year-old President Biden, who I believe is mentally and physically feeble. In addition, Kamala Harris has bombed as vice president. No would-be challenger could defeat Biden in the Democratic primary.

The Republican elite detests the idea of the chaos of another Donald Trump presidency but are reluctant at this time to endorse another candidate because Trump still controls 30% of the very conservative Republican base. It would be extremely difficult for even the No. 1 challenger, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, to wrestle the Republican nomination from Trump.

The catch-22 for Republicans is that Trump can easily win the Republican primary but would get trounced in the general election. Why? Obviously, no Democrats will vote for him. Second, early polls indicate that two-thirds of growing independent voters won’t vote for him. And finally, many mainstream moderate Republicans are fed up with him. Professional pundits on both sides of the political spectrum agree that he can’t win the general election.

However, considering that both candidates are walking time bombs, healthwise, who knows what the future hold for us.

Tom Tarosky

West Leechburg