Kenosha mayor: Too soon for Biden and Trump to be visiting

[ehrnst]

Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian tells CNN's Pamela Brown that it is "too soon" for President Trump or Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden to be visiting the city.

Video at link:

https://www.cnn.com/videos/politics/2020/08/31/kenosha-mayor-john-antaramian-biden-trump-visit-too-soon-ebof-sot-vpx.cnn

I'm gratified to see that Biden respects the wishes of the Mayor and community and won't be pressured by pundits or others on the internets into what would clearly simply a political stunt, counter to the wishes of those who know best what it will take to heal their city.

Cooler heads are prevailing in the campaign.

[stillcool]

1. me too...

some comments suggested he would lose the election if he didn't go RIGHT NOW!

[Thekaspervote]

2. Yup!! Saw that too..commented and about got my head bit off!!

[Demsrule86]

5. Hysteria around here lately...

[ehrnst]

4. There is much handwringing and "concern" about him not just going there for a "healing"

visit, despite the Mayor saying that it would be a bad idea.

[Drunken Irishman]

6. Trump is playing to the same folks who won him Wisconsin in 2016.

He's likely not playing specifically to the city of Kenosha but the county. He barely won the county over Hillary four years ago, despite Obama carrying it by 12 points in 2012.

Kenosha is the largest city in the county, which Hillary actually carried, but the suburbs and rural area went Trump.

The fact is, if he's going to win Wisconsin again, it'll happen in these counties.

He's playing to suburban Kenosha, which is significantly more white than Kenosha city. It remains to be seen if it'll work but I don't think it's automatically bad from the political side just because the mayor is saying stay out - not if it has its intended consequences of reinforcing an image that got him victory there four years ago.

[stillcool]

7. I would think it would make more sense..

to let a little time pass. Cooler heads, more open minds, and the ability to address many issues.

[Cha]

3. So trump gets his Bloated Lying Assface there today.

[ehrnst]

10. I think he wanted unrest to greet him, to use in a scary campaign ad.

[Cha]

11. Oh yeah.. it's all About Scaring Americans into

voting for the Lying POS Putin's Puppet.

[Wanderlust988]

8. But Biden can go to Milwaukee

and maybe meet with the Blake family there.

[ehrnst]

9. If he does, he will likely not talk about it, and let the family speak about it if they wish. (nt)

[Cha]

12. Right.. like with George Floyd's family