Democrats need to learn from Trumpâs successes | Letters
Hereâs what readers are saying in Sundayâs letters to the editor.
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President Donald Trump listens during an event in the briefing room of the White House in November. [ SUSAN WALSH | AP ]
Published Jan. 3
Although I couldnât agree more with columnist Mac Stipanovichâs characterization of Trumpism as a form of generic fascism, I am left wondering about the audience he hopes to reach. I suspect that his column, like so many other well-reasoned critiques of Trumpism, amounts to âpreaching to the choirâ and few if any of the 70-plus million people who voted for Donald Trump will read past the headline. Such an outcome would hardly be surprising given the deep polarization that exists within our body politic and the oft repeated observation that, politically speaking, most of us seek out media sources and opinions which confirm what we already believe. At the same time, however, I