To the editor: As an impartial who has by no means voted for President Trump, I humbly recommend that the thought course of behind Jackie Calmes’ column, “Washington is having a ‘break glass’ moment. Where are the emergency responders?” is a part of the issue.
Democrats are all however impotent, not solely as a result of they’re poor messengers, however primarily on account of their far-from-the-American-center message. Unable to show down the noise from their far-left wing and tack to the middle (à la Invoice Clinton), the Democrats are misplaced within the wilderness with traditionally low approval rankings.
Moreover, the information media forgot that their job is to forged a vital eye on each events, not only one. Whereas being correctly vital of Trump, they primarily supplied cowl for a president now not match for workplace. The respect they as soon as had from the general public could also be misplaced for good.
Calling the proprietor of the Washington Submit a “MAGA-friendly billionaire” and complaining over his opinion pages’ new give attention to “free markets and private liberties” makes clear that one thing is improper. The overwhelming majority of the voters throughout all events agrees that that is what America is all about, and the current election bears that out.
Dennis Gimian, Irvine
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To the editor: As a lifelong Democrat, I’m fed up with whiny members of Congress wringing their fingers about how powerless they’re.
Get a backbone. Take a web page from the Republican playbook and flood the media (blogs, podcasts, Fox Information, CNN and so forth) with on-message spokespersons saying, “Sure, Trump will get issues finished, however that is how, and these are the results to you voters.” Even some Republican voters admit he’s a horrible particular person, so neglect that message.
Mark Kelly, Adam Schiff, Barack Obama, Invoice Clinton and others — the place are you? We’d like robust, united management, not a bunch of hapless whiners.
Barbara Gilmore, Thousand Oaks
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To the editor: My first response to Calmes’ piece was that there’s nobody presently beneath the glass to counter Trump’s demolition of the Structure.
Personally, I really feel betrayed — by the enfeebled former President Biden for making an attempt to run once more, his spouse, Jill Biden, for not correcting him, the Democratic Celebration for enabling this nonsense and others who failed the nation.
Calmes means that the voter is the final word affect beneath the glass. She assumes that we’re nonetheless a democracy.
Are we? A big part of the voters lives in a deluded cesspool of lies. As Calmes factors out, “We Individuals now not share a actuality.” Elections have gotten a census of those that respect fact versus those that relish lies and conspiracy fantasies.
Fact tellers want a champion. Who will step up?
Merrill Anderson, Laguna Seashore
