December 12, 2017
Rep. Dana
Rohrabacher,
101 Main
Street #380
Huntington
Beach, CA 92648
Dear
Congressman,
Re:
Alabama
I wonder,
what is your take-away from the result of the special election in Alabama?
Democrats ought not to crow, but for me this was not only the rejection of a
credibly suspected pedophile, it was a resounding repudiation of the politics
of Trump and Bannon. It was an embrace of reason at a time of political
insanity, of humanity at a time of callous cynicism. Bravo for Doug Jones, to
have pulled off this victory. Bravo to the Alabama voters who turned out in
record numbers to refute the racisim, the islamophobia, the perverted
religiosity and the social retrogression represented in the person of Roy
Moore.
The
breakdown of the vote is instructive: Moore’s supporters were first and
foremost white men, followed by white women, followed by a tiny minority of
black men and last of all black women, who represented a mere two percent of
Moore voters. The exact inverse was true of those who voted for Jones. I’d say
it’s a stark reminder of where the wisdom lies in today’s political world.
While you don’t have a significant black electorate in Orange County, for the
coming election, I’d also say this: beware the women!
You must
know that the Alabama result will be a shot in the arm for Democrats gearing up
for the 2018 elections. Here in our district (our district, Congressman, not yours!) there is already a huge groundswell
in opposition to your incumbency. The incompetence and the undisguised greed of
Trump and his associates, along with the fecklessness of the Republican leaders
who enable him, are threatening to undo what was great about America. The
Republican brand is losing whatever luster it once had, as is the reputation of
this country. Come November of next year, we shall have the opportunity to take
a new direction—and I trust that it will not be yours.
Respectfully,
Peter Clothier, Ph.D.
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