OPINION:
I seem to find myself 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 President Trump over his obnoxious personality and his divisive comments.
As very conservative “Morning Joe” Scarborough has said on his MSNBC show that when Democrats talk negatively about Donald Trump it just makes President Trump’s 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 Mr. Trump. Instead, as Mr. Scarborough suggests, Democrats should focus on their values and telling the people how the federal government can make life better for all Americans.
They don’t seem to realize that most Americans agree with them that we need to protect safety-net programs, such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, student loans and unemployment-insurance benefits. These are winning issues that we should constantly be talking about instead of trashing Mr. Trump.
STEWART B. EPSTEIN
Rochester, N.Y.
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