Is Joe Biden vs. Donald Trump the best matchup America can face?

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Business mogul Mark Cuban conducted an interesting experiment during last week's debate between President Joe Biden and his predecessor, Donald Trump.

He fed a transcript of the debate into ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot, and asked it to rate the two political rivals as if they were applying for a job, based on their communication skills, clarity, problem-solving abilities and overall professionalism.

In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Cuban said ChatGPT cited Biden’s strengths, including his extensive public service experience, as well as his empathy and social conscience. However, he cited weaknesses such as a lack of coherence and clarity, focus and consistency.

The bot praised Trump’s poise and confidence, as well as his economic focus and emphasis on financial performance and business acumen. But it criticized Trump’s hyperbole and exaggerations, and dismissed his bombastic statements that could raise concerns about his trustworthiness.

As I watched the debate, I had exactly the same reactions. I wondered why, 248 years after a few brave colonists dared to pledge their lives, fortunes and sacred honor to each other and issue the Declaration of Independence from the vast British Empire, we have two such unqualified contenders for the most important office in the world.

Is this the best we can do?

The men who made that declaration in 1776 were the best and brightest of the age. Flawed human beings, to be sure, and often at odds with one another over issues such as slavery and the structure of government in a new nation. But they were united in their historic determination to shun monarchy and establish self-government.

The battle between Biden and Trump reflects the extreme partisanship that has all but destroyed effective national governance. The men and women who occupy two closely-knit legislative chambers spend much of their time berating each other rather than passing meaningful legislation. The judiciary has been instrumentalized, and the echo chambers of social media and talk shows drown out the efforts of professional journalists to make sense of what is, or is not, happening.

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The gaping chasm between the two parties, driven by their respective ideological extremisms, each portraying the other as evil incarnate, takes on a different form away from Washington, where healthy competition has turned into unhealthy crusades for dominance.

Slowly but inexorably, nearly every state has become captive to one party or the other, and so completely that only a handful are considered to be in play in the contest for presidential electoral votes.

As one-party rule becomes the norm in most states, California is a perfect example: the dominant parties cater to their own particular interests and those of the most extreme elements, while their political figures wage a rhetorical war with their counterparts in other states.

Democratic voters are effectively powerless prisoners in Republican states, and the opposite is true in Democratic states. Those who belong to a one-sided political minority feel increasingly alienated and are encouraged to migrate to states where they feel more accepted.

Political tribalization and demonization of those outside the tribe are making the United States even more divided.

Trump’s bid for a second presidency could be thwarted by the slew of criminal charges against him, despite a Supreme Court ruling this week that he is immune from prosecution for official acts but not private activities. Biden’s reelection bid could be thwarted if his party leaders persuade him to step down rather than risk defeat.

But for now, it's pretty likely that one or the other will be unveiled next January. We don't need a chatbot to make us shake our heads at that scenario.

A free, fair and open press is the cornerstone of democracy.

Derek, Sacramento

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