Once we were young and Democrats. My wife and I came from families that had voted for Democratic candidates for three generations. The Democratic Party was once a party of patriotism and traditional American values. Today, the far left has ascended to the leadership of the party as it slides toward socialism. Candidates who openly claim to be “Socialists” are celebrated by the current party leaders. No, we did not choose to leave the Democratic Party. The Party chose to leave us.
Democrat politicians now do not hesitate to take positions that are the exact opposite of public statements they made several years ago when they claimed to stand for secure national borders, reasonable immigration policies and the rule of law. Today, the party stands for open borders and sanctuary cities.
Today, a vote for any Democratic candidate will be a vote for the leadership of Chuck Schumer, Nancy Pelosi, Maxine Waters, Corey Booker, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren and Eric Holder. These are politicians who have abandoned civility and now encourage strident and violent confrontations between their supporters and members of the present administration in the chambers of the Senate, on the streets, in restaurants, at filling stations and even at their homes.
A vote for any Democrat for the Senate or House will be a vote for chaos in Congress and on our streets.
Virgil R. Pulliam
Durango
