In spite of all of the rhetoric from the extremist right, and the childish name calling and vulgarity in Trump's insults, there isn't anything about Kamala Harris that even resembles a scandal. Her middle class background is well documented and well known. In a state where there's a lot of high quality competition in the legal field, she rose to the top. She had a remarkable career as a prosecutor, representing the people, with a record that even conservatives must respect. That gets lost in the rhetoric.

The fact that a lot of conservatives who lean toward a white supremacist view of American idealism have been critical of her background only affirms that her upbringing is exactly what America is all about, and who we are to the rest of the world. We are a nation of immigrants, regardless how long it has been since our ancestors came here. Her parents came here, worked to provide for their family in the atmosphere of freedom that they came here to experience, and build a foundation for their children's success with their own hard work. Harris is as American as it gets, in a country where the quality of one's character matters more than the color of one's skin.

Her campaign has not shown any of the vulgarity, the insulting, demeaning attacks, the racism and bigotry or the threats of violence that are characteristic of her opponent's campaign. I have not seen one fact checker find her to be out of line anywhere. She's been Vice-President, not President, so criticism of administration "policies" in her name is inaccurate. Those same critics would not want to credit her with achievements of the current administration, such as the roaring economy, the successful fight against inflation, the fact that there's been no recession as a result of their inflation-fighting strategy and that she will enter office following four straight years of solid economic growth.

Give credit where credit is due.