Letter to the Editor

Stop trashing Trump, push own ideas

Tuesday, October 2, 2018

Dear Editor,

I find myself to be in the minority in today's national Democratic Party. I disagree with the tendency of most Democrats (including political candidates for Congress and those in the news media) to constantly bash Donald Trump over his obnoxious personality and divisive comments.

As very-conservative "Morning Joe" Scarborough has said on his MSNBC show, when Democrats talk negatively about Trump it just makes his supporters angrier and more protective of him, while corroborating their paranoid belief that the Democrats and the liberal part of the media are out to get Trump. Rather, as Joe suggests, Democrats need to focus on communicating their values and telling the people that the federal government can be a force for good in our country that can make life better for all Americans.

They don't seem to realize that most Americans agree with them that we need to protect the safety-net programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Food Stamps, college student loans, and unemployment insurance benefits.

These are winning issues that we should constantly be talking about, not trashing Trump.

Sincerely,

Stewart B. Epstein

Rochester, NY

— Epstein is a retired professor of sociology and social work. He taught at West Virginia University and Slippery Rock University.

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