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August 29, 2018
Dear Governor Kasich,
I want to thank you for the way you carried yourself during
your 2016 presidential campaign and since. In light of John McCain’s passing in
the past week, more hopeful, principled advocates for unity have never been
more needed than now. It is shameful that legislators in Washington principled
enough to rise above groupthink and political tribalism are rare enough to
stand out as “mavericks.” We need leaders with balanced perspectives (not to
mention term limits) who can motivate Americans to meet in the middle. Compromise
has become a dirty word associated with weakness in our polarized political
climate. I am grateful for the work you’re doing to change that along with the tone
of debate in our country.
I personally couldn’t stomach the idea of helping inject the
White House with a vulgar, imbecilic bully in 2016. His opponent was a no-go in
light of the policies prepaid for by the sources of her campaign funding. Many
who showed up at the polls wrote in candidates, or held their noses as they
cast ballots more out of distaste for the opposition than confidence in their
choice. Barely 25% voted for our sitting president. I symbolically wrote in
your name on Election Day, but many just stayed home. In fact, almost half of
America’s eligible voters didn’t even bother. That should be seen as a landslide
vote of no-confidence in either party, or the system itself.
Not all Americans are turned on by bluster and empty
promises. A fair-minded majority wants a principled leader who offers
transparency, diplomacy, honesty, congeniality, humility, and poise. A leader
who can still make a difficult decision without alienating or shaming those who
disagree. From what I’ve seen, you refuse to get sucked into a shameful sphere
of conformity for the sake of power in the short-term, unlike much of the GOP.
Thank you for being the antithesis of our sitting president.
Sincerely,
Daniel Loffer
Electing a unifier as POTUS poses a monumental challenge.
The news media needs ratings to survive, and the sensationalism that lures
viewers lies at the extreme ends of the political spectrum, not the center. The
day after a debate, the buzz seems more centered around who most creatively
“burns” or “slams” opponents, rather than policy positions. Candidates who try
to explain things realistically often put people to sleep, while ears perk up
to unfounded promises that the candidate wouldn’t have the authority to fulfill
on their own if elected. This is why it’s easier to elect a car salesman than
an economist.
In Washington, deep stacks of bills that would take months
to read are scripted by special interest groups, and then given the green light
by legislators whose campaigns were funded by the authors. The tax code is so
complicated that those with the most money can afford lawyers to find loopholes
and save them millions, while the common man has to pay H&R Block a large
chunk of his return just to help navigate the process of filing for one.
America is simply losing faith in our government, the press,
and our ability as citizens to affect change for the better. When that happens,
it’s easier just to believe what we want to believe when we hear it from a news
spinner of our persuasion than to sort out which ideas on both sides of the
isle are truly best for our nation and the world in the long-term.
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