A False Equivalence Chart

Trump’s best hope of winning consists of convincing the American public that his opponent shares the same weaknesses that he does, so they might as well vote for the one who credibly promises change.  Thus far, the MSM have more or less gone along with this approach, due to their desires to be seen as even-handed and to see a close and exciting horse race.  Here is the way it plays out:

                                                   Trump              v.               Clinton

Foreign Policy Follies   Putin; “Take the Oil;” Tear Up Treaties        Benghazi!

Foundation Faux Pas  Illegal Contribution      Access for Nobel Prize Winner

Inequality Issue   Huge Tax Cut for the Wealthy    Wall Street Speeches

Lies, Lies, Lies      Innumerable                            E-Mail  Issue

You’re a Bigot!     Mexican Rapists, etc.        Support for 1996 Crime Bill

 

No reasonable person could look at the first and second columns and think they amount to the same thing.  And yet, here we are, in a race with an uncertain outcome.   It isn’t exactly a tribute to the virtues of our system.