Insulting voters or stereotyping their character or motives because of an affiliation with a group is the worst way to be persuasive. These citizens struggle to know the best way to vote in most elections, and they can be persuaded by your thoughtful insights and passions. It is possible to win elections by turning out the vote on one side and discouraging the other team from voting, but most elections are decided by those who were initially undecided. Work to persuade those people, don’t pander to your own team or attack your opponents. Although relatively few, 5-10% of citizens will make their mind up individually on each candidate. Many will consider selectively crossing party lines to vote for the better candidate. Most voters also want their vote to count and mean something. Most voters, even unaffiliated ones, vote straight party line. Judge every person as an individual not as a member of a group.Ĭhoose to be effective. However, resist the temptation to label all Republicans or Democrats a certain way. Know the answer to this question: Will you vote for Trump if he is the Republican nominee? If the answer is yes, then you’ll know much about that candidate’s lack of knowledge about America and the importance of respect for our Rule of Law. If you believe, like Congresswoman Liz Cheney, that Trump is the greatest internal threat to our republic, then insist that every candidate for office be very direct with voters about their intent. We likely do not know yet what role they played and will play to keep America strong for years or decades to come. But how about others? Keep your animosity, if you must harbor such anger, to as small a group as possible. It may be tempting to damn Trump’s family and close advisors as persona nongrata. Resist the urge to label everyone in a group. Do this out of love of country, not hate for the man.
We must ensure that he never has access to any credible power again in the United States. He was willing to use whatever means necessary to retain power against our current laws, and that is reprehensible. You may despise President Joe Biden and the war that has started on his watch, his lax approach to securing the southern border, his tax and spend policies, his bumbling gaffes and his strong criticism of MAGA Republicans, but none of that matters.įormer President Donald Trump is ineligible to ever participate in our republic again. You may like or oppose his views on immigration, race relations, foreign policy, abortion, gay rights, taxes, his style, communication techniques, willingness to take it to the “enemy,” and on and on, but none of that matters. When a person is willing to sacrifice our system of governance (yes, our constitutional republic is founded on representative and direct democracy) to ensure that he remains in power, nothing else matters.
But as to public policy influence in America, he should have none. The former president must be thoroughly removed from the Republican Party and all respectable discussions in public policy.Īs to criminal intent or civil liability, that is not our concern it is for investigators, prosecutors, judges, and juries to decide his culpability if any. 6, the rise of contemporary political hate groups, and our ability to remain a constitutional republic for centuries to come: Donald J. Let’s be clear: One person is responsible for Jan. With all the divisiveness and anger, what should a responsible citizen do? How can we adequately think of current issues and America’s success in the future while we are still arguing about the past? Polls continue to show how divided our country is, with a small but significant percentage responding that they are willing to use violence against their fellow American citizens for political purposes. Capitol attack/insurrection/attempted coup continue to be tried and sentenced. Digital Replica Edition Home Page Close MenuĬongress continues to investigate the events surrounding January 6, 2021, in an expanded investigation finding that former President Donald Trump was executing a comprehensive plan to overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election.
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