The only one who hasn’t supported Harris is the devil.
For Democrats and beyond, many Americans, before the rise of Trump and his presidency, there was no more hated name than Dick Cheney.
The influential vice president of George Bush, who was the most powerful vice president in U.S. history, changed the history and destiny of America with serious policymaking and playing a key role in the policies of the 2000s.
By dragging America into the war with Iraq, he plunged the country’s economy and society into irreversible turmoil, leaving behind staggering debt and countless casualties in Iraq and America. The conspiracy of the neocon circle, led by Dick Cheney, also dragged Britain alongside America into the ill-fated Iraq war, leaving a lasting impact on the British.
The dark days of the Iraq war and occupation, stories of bloody attacks in various cities, uprisings and conflicts, roadside bombs, and the killing of American soldiers, and most importantly, the astonishing and dirty stories of the ruthless torture of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan became intertwined with the name of Cheney and his associates.
Profit-seeking and business from the war were also another part of the story, and the famous company Halliburton, in which Cheney played a serious role, gained substantial profits from contracts with the U.S. government during the army’s presence in Iraq.
Dick Cheney has another strange trait; he accidentally shot and killed his friend during a recreational hunting trip.
Now, Dick Cheney is the first Republican vice president to support a Democratic candidate.
Harris described the support of Cheney and his daughter as an honor for herself, which was hard for many Democrats to digest.
In any case, Cheney’s influence and support aren’t that significant and it’s unclear how appealing it will be to voters.
For liberals and Democrats, Cheney is a sinister figure.
America was digesting the news of Dick Cheney’s support for Harris when another surprise was added: Alberto Gonzales, the federal prosecutor from the George Bush era, also supported Harris.
Before being the federal prosecutor, he was the official legal advisor to the White House during Bush’s tenure. During his time as federal prosecutor, he theorized to create a legal framework to approve the torture of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan and even drafted a special memo to justify this process, questioning parts of the Geneva Convention. The special article he published in support of Harris goes beyond Dick Cheney’s short statement. He defended Harris so strongly and responded to criticisms of her that the audience might think he is one of Harris’s advisors. Gonzales’s sharp criticism of Trump and his warnings about his dangers also go beyond many Republicans.
Trump might need to seriously reconsider his position; even the supporters of torture and warmongers want to distance themselves from him. Democrats now look at the list of evil individuals and say to themselves, only the devil himself hasn’t supported Harris.