Fergus Finlay: US must choose between a politics of empathy and a politics of hate

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump, left, and Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris during the ABC News presidential debate at the National Constitution Centre in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

So what’s going to happen next week? Tomorrow? Later today? In this craziest, least predictable election ever. 

Just when you think the pattern of the election has been set and the outcome is becoming more visible, another crazy loolah tries to take a shot at Donald Trump. He’s unhurt, but the world goes mad. Trump, naturally, launches a fundraising campaign on the back of it, and his base starts accusing the Democrats and claiming that their orange overlord is (once again) in the hands of God.