But take a longer view, and you'll see there is something very old and very familiar about the 2020 race. Barack Obama's 2012 State of the Union was framed with these words: "No one built this country on their own. Witness that more than 400,000 Americans attended a biker event in South Dakota recently, exercising their personal rights -- and also spreading infection. Over the next 50 days, Trump will remind you every day about your personal rights, and his, also. And that is why when both candidates say it's the most important election in our lifetimes, they are both right.

Source: The Nation September 17, 2020 01:41 UTC