To the editor: Because the op-ed makes clear, in fact we’d like a brand new Democratic president to heal our nation (“Which Democrat could repair the damage Trump did?,” Might 7). However after a clearly liberal chief will get healthcare for all and heavy taxes on the wealthy, they would wish to have a plan for the longer term past that. In any other case, they’re simply populists like Donald Trump who don’t know what our actual challenges are or the that means of management.
The nation has grown a bit more conservative. A political chief should have been a governor of a big state so that they know one thing about constructing coalitions and dealing throughout the aisle. They usually can’t be from a liberal state the place homelessness is just too straightforward to criticize.
Gov. Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania is the one candidate who actually suits the invoice. Twenty years in the past, he would by no means have been elected as a result of he’s Jewish. However let’s face it, no one cares about faith anymore.
Frank Blaha, Gold River, Calif.
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To the editor: Visitor contributor Jill Lawrence makes the case for a number of potential Democratic candidates and politely dismisses others. She accurately factors to an extended record of issues that should be executed to proper our ship. However alongside the best way, she pushes “affordability” apart and affords a listing that’s lengthy on coverage and quick on what I consider a successful Democratic candidate should present to be able to turn into president: honesty, believability and the flexibility to persuade each American that she or he might be trusted to make life higher for them.
President Trump’s recent approval ratings present that he has misplaced most individuals’s belief. To win in 2028, the Democratic candidate, whomever that individual is, should join and persuade People that honesty and belief is on the coronary heart of their candidacy.
David Kravitz, Chicago
