It’s probably a good idea, if one is going to submit the occasional letter to the editor, to identify oneself at least in ways that are relevant.
So, as a registered Republican, the undersigned voted, with the rest of the household, for Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, Bush, and later, in a household of one, Obama. One might then conclude that that household of (two) registered Republicans had voted in presidential elections in a fairly independent manner. In doing so, we racked up a record of choosing winners.
When Donald Trump announced his run for the presidency, I registered as a Democrat so that I could vote in the primary. Donald Trump appeared to me to be not only unfit for office, but a very dangerous man as well. In the general election I picked my first loser since not voting for Nixon; but Hilary Clinton only lost the electoral college vote.
Being a registered Democrat still didn’t stop me from voting for Larry Hogan, Jr. for governor of Maryland. Like his father, one of the first to have Nixon’s number, Hogan is a good man, capable of independent thought. Then, too, I voted for a Republican in a local election because I thought he was the right person for the job.
This time around, I’m sorry I can’t vote for Larry Hogan as a Senator, but to me, it is vitally important that the Democrats hold onto the Senate now. And Donald Trump is more dangerous than ever.
Just so you know who is writing.
Margaret Barton Driggs
Easton, MD
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