Guest Editorial: Voters must decide what matters most— Character and credentials or color and gender

**FILE** Vice President Kamala Harris visits Sycamore and Oak in Southeast D.C. on Aug. 4 to announce funding for Black businesses and historically underserved entrepreneurs. She also announced the winners of the $125 million American Rescue Plan-funded Capital Readiness Program awards competition. (Cleveland Nelson/The Washington Informer) What a difference a day—or in this case, a week—makes in a world that has grown smaller because of the internet, social media and a news cycle that never takes a break. On Sunday, July 21, President Joe Biden announced he would discontinue his bid for a second term in office, describing his decision to withdraw as being in “the best interest” of the Democratic Party and America. He also endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be the nominee. And less than 24 hours later, Harris was off and running on the campaign trails. Since becoming the presumptive candidate for the Democratic Party, Harris has shocked Americans, the world and most notably, the man who she will face in the November showdown for the White House—former president and GOP nominee Donald Trump. But while Trump has chosen to continue along the path of disseminating insults, disingenuous accusations and a fury of statements that one...