Source: Washington Post
by George F Will
“In October 1940, as Americans prepared to select a president, World War II was raging — German troops occupied Paris — but without U.S. participation. American voters had, however, a choice worthy of the ominous moment. The Democratic candidate was two-term incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt …. The Republican candidate was businessman Wendell Willkie, a political novice aided by the mostly internationalist and Republican ‘Eastern establishment’ …. Remember 1940. In three weeks, Americans will not have a comparably reassuring choice when they select the president who will determine the nation’s conduct during World War III, which has begun.” (10/16/24)