Haley: Flawed Don’s Still a Better Choice

At The Wall Street Journal, Nikki Haley — who ran against Donald Trump in this year’s GOP presidential primaries — reminds voters that Tuesday’s election “isn’t a referendum” on him, but a “choice between him and Kamala Harris.” She doesn’t agree with Trump “100% of the time,” but does share his views “most of the time” — but never those of Kamala Harris. “No politician gets everything right,” Haley notes. But “for those of us clear-eyed enough to see Mr. Trump’s flaws and honest enough to acknowledge them, the question is whether we’re better off with his policies or his opponent’s. On taxes, spending, inflation, immigration, energy and national security, the candidates are miles apart.” And “Trump is clearly the better choice.”

From the right: Trump the Clear Pick for Jews

“Recent polling shows former President Donald Trump at historic highs among American Jews” and the reasons are obvious, declare Max Eden & Josh Hammer at the Washington Examiner. Kamala Harris “didn’t emphatically disavow the antisemitic protesters who overtook college campuses this past year.” She considered “picking Gov. Josh Shapiro (D-PA) as her running mate,” but gave in when “the far Left pounced on him for” serving in the Israel Defense Forces. Also, “Trump’s support among Orthodox Jews is staggering. They “know that there is a massive push from the far Left to pack the Supreme Court,” which could limit religious freedom. “If your north star is combating antisemitism and securing the future of the Jewish people, this really shouldn’t be a choice.”

Libertarian: A CNN Misinformation Moment

“When mainstream Democrats express clearly incorrect statements, they seldom attract the misinformation label,” argues Reason’s Robby Soave. This “was perfectly illustrated during a CNN panel on Sunday” where “Maria Cardona, a Democratic strategist,” claimed the Charlottesville march was “spurred on and inspired by the words that came out of the former president’s mouth” then, when challenged, asserted that Trump “went out there and said both sides are good people.” “These claims,” notes Soave, “are flagrantly wrong.” “Trump’s rhetoric did not cause a group of white nationalists to organize” the rally, and he “said neo-Nazis and white nationalists ‘should be condemned totally’ ”’ his “ ‘fine people on both sides’ comment referred to the debate over removing “statues of problematic historical figures.” And Cardona spread her disinfo on a panel on “how malicious lies being spread by right-wing actors are eroding trust in U.S. democracy.”

Eye on Britain: At Last, a Real Leader

Kemi Badenoch is “the first black person ever to lead a major party in Britain. And the left ain’t happy,” crows Spiked’s Brendan O’Neill. “Kemi could be the culture warrior we’ve been waiting for,” ready to “lock horns” with wokists who’ve tossed “biological truth” and “our very own national story on to their bonfire of the vanities.” “She has stood up for the right of young gay folk to discover their sexuality without being pumped with puberty-blocking drugs or mauled by surgery to ‘correct’ their ‘wrong’ bodies.” “She has challenged the fashionable view of Britain as ‘institutionally racist’.” She stands with Israel. “Will she fight the culture war with the clarity and firmness it requires? That remains to be seen. But I wish her the best of luck.”

Retirement beat: Biden-Harris Imperil Pensions

Under a new Labor Department rule, pension and retirement “plan managers will be able to invest your money without your consent to achieve the plan managers’ political, social or ideological goals,” grumbles David R. Burton at The Hill. But elevating their “progressive and social objectives” guarantees “lower returns and less retirement income for plan beneficiaries.” To “reverse the politicization of these retirement savings plans,” both the House and the Senate “passed resolutions of disapproval.” Congress has long made its intent clear “that ERISA retirement plans are managed by fiduciaries solely for the benefit of retirees.” Let’s “hope that the courts will enforce Congress’s intent.”

— Compiled by The Post Editorial Board