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Opinion: Election Day voters should determine how presidential candidates will answer these questions

AP File Photo / Eric Gay / Viewers cheer as they watch a debate between Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the Angry Elephant Bar and Grill, Sept. 10, 2024, in San Antonio.
AP File Photo / Eric Gay / Viewers cheer as they watch a debate between Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the Angry Elephant Bar and Grill, Sept. 10, 2024, in San Antonio. AP File Photo / Eric Gay / Viewers cheer as they watch a debate between Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the Angry Elephant Bar and Grill, Sept. 10, 2024, in San Antonio.

Many voters this presidential election – perhaps more than will admit it – find themselves between a proverbial rock and a hard place.

As we explained to voters two weeks ago in this space, we find ourselves unable to endorse a candidate. Democrat Kamala Harris’ stances on almost every issue are antithetical to the history of what this conservative page has stood for, while Republican Donald Trump forfeited his chances with statements, decisions and behavior that make us worry if he is given a second term.

By the time you read this, early voting in Tennessee will be over, and more than half the votes in this state will be cast.

But it’s important for voters – especially voters who are truly undecided – to consider some important matters the country will be facing over the next four years if either Harris or Trump becomes president.

For instance: