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Okay, folks, are you ready? The race for all the marbles is underway, candidates chosen for all federal and state offices, gobs of money being raised and spent, ads by the mega-gross assaulting the senses, volunteers knocking-calling-pleading for votes and commentators commenting continuously. Let’s begin by simplifying the main race, the presidential election. That race alone could have a huge effect on Michigan’s critical U.S. Senate and U.S. House races, as well as the state House races, where Democrats now narrowly control the chamber. Commentators love sports metaphors, so here goes: We’ve finished the sixth inning. The Democrats, having changed pitchers, have kept Republicans off the bases since the top of the fifth. The GOP pitcher continues to throw wild knuckleballs and fat layups — despite ongoing pleas from the other fielders — letting Democrats heavily tag him. The Dems are up a run over the GOPs. And there’s lots of game to go. This reporter started paying attention to politics seriously at age 8 during the 1960 election, because both my dad and then Democratic nominee Sen. John F. Kennedy were from Massachusetts. Perfect logic for an 8-year-old.This presidential election, my 17th of conscious memory, is the most fascinating. It could also be the most consequential in generations. We’ve gone from a race between the two oldest presidential candidates — both being or having been president — to potentially the oldest person elected president facing the first woman of color running for the office. Oh, and there’s already been an attempted assassination and a complete change in party nominees. Expect a tight race, for the third consecutive time, which could well tighten all the down ticket races in Michigan. Especially in the bid to succeed retiring U.S. Sen Debbie Stabenow, between current U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, the Democratic nominee, and former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers, the Republican. The factors affecting the race? Well …Heaven or hell Each side describes the other, and its policies, in almost Biblical terms. Former President Donald Trump, for the GOP, continually warns America has collapsed from the — well, he might call it perfection — it attained during his administration. If Democrats win, America will be beyond saving. He said so in his GOP convention acceptance speech, much of which was a rehash of his 2016 “I alone” can accomplish anything speech. Harris, in her convention speech, called the upcoming election one of the most important in our history because Trump “is an unserious man,” but the consequences of sending him back to the White House “are extremely serious.” Trump is a fan of autocrats, she said, because “he wants to be an autocrat.” Freedom, faith, families and Project 2025Heritage Foundation head honcho Kevin Roberts has said in emails that the organization’s Project 2025 will protect America’s families. (Reading it — it’s one 900-page book that will keep you up at night — you might conclude otherwise.) So which party made families, as well as freedom and faith, the mainstay of its convention? Republicans? Democrats? They both raised those issues, but unquestioningly Democrats made the concerns a matter of partisan belief, identity and commitment in a manner not seen … ummm … ever. How the Democrats cast the issues was a total contrast to Republicans. The Republicans were dark in tone and spirit, grim and focused on one individual, that of course being Trump, on protecting and restoring all three elements. To this reporter, there was a disturbing sense of near menace to the GOP tone. Hulk Hogan’s bodice- …
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