Readers sound off on Election Day 2024

The prime you marque contiguous you volition ain forever

Manhattan: I find it astir intolerable to judge that millions of seemingly mean Americans are reasoning of casting their votes for Donald Trump. I person to deliberation that the immense bulk of these radical person tuned retired successful bid to sphere their sanity. I get it. However, fixed that this is arguably the astir consequential predetermination of our lifetime, the default mode is nary longer a luxury we tin afford.

I thereby impulse each and each Trump-leaning elector to bash their research. Google Trump’s rallies, his Truth Social posts, his insults and obscenities. His outrageous lies. Hard to stomach, isn’t it? Is this truly the feline you privation your children to presumption arsenic a relation model? The feline you privation representing america connected the progressively unstable satellite stage? Your children’s past books volition instrumentality an unflinching look backmost astatine the Trump era. They volition not beryllium kind. Millions of students volition travel to their parents and grandparents, asking who they voted for and why. Prepare your answers up of time, arsenic you volition everlastingly beryllium viewed successful airy of your responses.

Steve Bannon and chap extremist Stephen Miller are poised to instrumentality connected hugely important roles successful a Trump administration. Google them, on with Trump darling, 9/11 denier and conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, who helium inconceivably took arsenic his day to the 9/11 memorial ceremonial successful September. We should each beryllium acrophobic that a ballot for faux-conservative Christian Trump could extremity up being a ballot for President JD Vance. If that unsocial doesn’t scare the pants disconnected of those successful the still-sane American electorate, I’m acrophobic that thing will. Anne Stockton

Non-violence for migrants

Plainview, L.I.: In regards to calling Trump Hitler, Trump plans to nonstop the migrants connected a level backmost to wherever they came from. What bash you deliberation the existent Hitler would person done successful this situation?  Frank Mauceri

Against the rules

White Plains, N.Y.: It’s been 4 years and Trump inactive insists helium won the 2020 election. If that’s true, wherefore is helium moving for a 3rd term? Has helium ever work our Constitution? Randi Bernstein Feigenbaum

Put connected display

Bronx: As a mode of gathering bridges and successful the tone of comity, I widen to each Trump detractors, successful bully faith, an olive branch. With this successful mind, you should beryllium alert of what I judge whitethorn beryllium a nefarious scheme. Did it ever hap to you that the Daily News is printing your reckless and irrational comments arsenic a pretense to beryllium conscionable however ignorant and immature you are truthful that the remainder of america could person a bully laugh? Bob Pascarella

Vote for him

Milton, W.Va.: What Kamala Harris means to me: The worst vice president successful U.S history; higher taxes for everybody; the highest indebtedness spending; nary occupation instauration plans of immoderate kind; an open-border policy; higher crime; and a atrocious economy. So, ballot for Donald J. Trump for president of the United States of America to marque America large erstwhile again. Michael E. Peterson

Money talks

Brooklyn: The screen of a caller variation of The Economist, a reputable British quality magazine, had a header speechmaking “The Envy of the World.” It referred to the U.S. system nether Biden-Harris, which has emerged from the COVID pandemic stronger than immoderate different industrialized nation, with little inflation, unemployment and state prices, and boasting beardown occupation and GNP growth. All 3 large U.S. banal indexes are astatine grounds highs, benefiting the status portfolios of millions of seniors similar me, on with 401(k) and pension plans. The recession that was eagerly predicted by Fox Business News and Republicans ne'er materialized. Yet, the Harris-Waltz run has been mostly mute connected this awesome record, adjacent arsenic Trump campaigns claiming the system is connected the verge of illness and that the Democratic Party is simply a Marxist enactment intent connected bankrupting the country. The economical grounds of the Biden-Harris medication needs to beryllium celebrated, not ignored. Dennis Middlebrooks

Military mindset

Manalapan, N.J.: I’m a registered Independent, and pedigree Democrat via some sides of my family. My archetypal clip voting was for JFK by morganatic mail-in ballot portion serving successful the subject overseas. I emotion my family, children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It is chiefly for these reasons that I can’t ballot Democrat. The Dem-olition Party has blown up “we the people” with the astir self-serving and corrupt presidents successful our past — the Clintons, Obamas and Bidens, with each 3 inactive having their hands successful the till. Yet, astir disturbing is this existent duo: Harris/Walz. They don’t person the respect of our veterans and servicemen, and volition render our subject recruitment to a constituent wherever we volition go taxable to the subject powers of China, Russia and Iran. Vince Gallagher

Didn’t miss you

Forest Hills: Today, America holds its astir consequential predetermination of our times. The stark opposition betwixt the candidates could not beryllium clearer. Compare the character, property and humanity of the 2 candidates. Harris speaks of being president for each Americans, of uniting alternatively of dividing us, of bringing sanity, dignity and respect for each radical backmost to our country, which has “gone disconnected the rails.” Compare that to Trump astatine his Madison Square Garden rally preaching hatred for anyone not a Trump loyalist, calling them “the force within.” The rally relied connected profanity, rage, invectives and hateful speeches aimed astatine each Americans to marque his point. Trump ended the rally by asking, “Are you amended disconnected present than you were 4 years ago?” I would say, for myriad reasons, yes! Most importantly, we didn’t person to endure 4 much years of you arsenic our president! Mel Moskowitz

Fear of death

Medford, L.I.: When I initially saw the screaming header that Trump, who is laughingly being labeled a fascist by Harris, was threatening to person Liz Cheney executed by firing squad, I reflexively chuckled and said to myself, “Let’s hold 24 hours to spot however this fake communicative shakes out.” Sure enough, erstwhile the full unedited videotape is played, arsenic successful erstwhile cases distorting Trump, it was each B.S. I’m wondering however acold into this ruse Cheney and the Dems privation to resistance this communicative retired for credibility sake. When Trump wins, with the hysterical near fearing they’ll beryllium persecuted and adjacent executed, volition determination beryllium a wide exodus from the country? Luana Dunn

God-fearless

Manhattan: The hauf-Scot, Donald J. Trump, heeds Macbeth’s sentiment that the carousel of beingness is “full of dependable and fury, signifying nothing.” There is nary God, nary eden oregon hell; determination volition beryllium nary judgment. So, helium mightiness arsenic good scope for the brass ringing due to the fact that determination is thing that volition travel after. He is liberated — 1 suspects that to beryllium his attraction. He is not alone: past is replete with tyrants who person committed unspeakable acts without retribution. Many of america would similar to beryllium escaped but person a lingering anticipation that, erstwhile the carousel stops, we tin hop connected different horse. Today, immoderate whitethorn participate Trump’s satellite (perhaps dragging the remainder of america with them); they mightiness perceive to Dante: “Abandon each hope, ye who participate here.” Michele P. Brown

Unifier

Cincinnati: We request a president who tin unite the country, and Harris is our champion hope. If America is agreed for peace, we tin flooded immoderate challenge. But we indispensable get implicit the harsh rhetoric and partisan politics. I judge Harris volition effort to bring Republicans and Democrats unneurotic aft this hard predetermination year. We person seen immoderate bully examples of cooperation, similar the enlargement of the WIC programme that feeds impoverished mothers, infants and children, and the nationalist information supplemental that sent subject assistance for Ukraine to defy Russia’s invasion. We request to spot much bipartisanship going forward. Harris is our champion accidental to marque it happen. William Lambers

Decrepit dictator

Brooklyn: You radical who ballot for Trump and deterioration those anserine reddish hats are each crazy. Trump said that President Biden is old. Has helium looked successful the mirror? The tegument nether his chin hangs down, helium has wrinkles astir his eyes and helium dyes his hairsbreadth truthful it volition stay blond. He’s an evil antheral who doesn’t privation bully for America. Maria Perez