What major political-party philosophy and policies do we want to prevail in Washington D.C.?
That’s what we’ll be deciding election day, Nov. 5.
So, what do we get with Democrats calling the shots?
Based on my observations recently and over the years, Democrats typically support the following:
• a large and omnipotent national government (which is not cheap to maintain);
• heavy federal spending and borrowing (fiscal actions that can cause inflation and increase our massive, $35 trillion national debt);
• weaponization of government agencies against political opponents;
• censorship of speech that government opposes;
• high taxes;
• open borders and uncontrolled immigration;
• identity politics (which can promote divisiveness);
• voting without a requirement to produce a photo ID or proof of citizenship;
• two standards of justice (e.g., prosecuting conservatives but not liberals for the same or similar crimes);
• a de-emphasis on fossil fuels — fuels that can help keep energy costs low; and
• forgiveness of federal student-loan debt, with the cost borne by taxpayers, including those who haven’t gone to college.
If you like all or most of the above, you should vote for Democrats Kamala Harris to be president and Sherrod Brown for Ohio U.S. senator.
If you don’t, you should choose Republicans Donald Trump and Bernie Moreno for president and senator respectively.
You’d be right if you said some Republicans also embrace — or at least, don’t outright reject — some of those policies, which I view as detrimental to our nation.
But in my opinion, we generally have a better chance to correct many of America’s problems with Republicans in charge.
To those who disagree, how have the last 3 1/2 years worked for our country with the Democrat Biden-Harris administration at the helm?
Grocery prices and the dangerous influx of millions of illegal aliens should help you answer that question.
Jeff L. Reed
Ashland, Ohio