Today was an important step in my political radicalization. No, comrades, I’m not wearing a beret; it’s far worse. I wrote a Letter to the Editor.
That bastion of fuming adulthood, that headache of reasonable citizens everywhere – today I ventured into that enclave of individuals who Have An Opinion. (They hand out the capital letters when you hit “submit.”)
Of course, it remains to be seen whether it will be published or even receive a polite email of acknowledged receipt.
Are you in suspense yet?
The article which moved me is Ellen O’Connell Whittet’s “I Voted for Warren, My Husband Voted for Sanders, and I Feel Betrayed.”
If you agree with the title – or if you feel it is already too far outside your own political orbit – I humbly beg you, read no further. I do not wish to offend. My Opinions extend only to the Editor of The Atlantic, not to my blog readers.
If your sympathies are not already engaged towards the article’s author or a different candidate entirely, my letter may be viewed here in PDF format.
As always, I welcome comments – and I will try my best to do justice to each one. Of course, if you wish to influence public opinion directly, another option is to submit your very own letter to the editor.
Skeleton At The Feast 
That woman’s article pretty much sums up why the Democratic party doesn’t have a chance in hell this election season. Not even two people in a committed relationship can decide on which Democratic candidate to vote for, their votes are going to be so divided that nobody will win enough to surpass The Donald. This isn’t an original opinion that I have, so no reason to write a letter to the editor just yet. 🙂
I’ll be voting for Sanders. I know he won’t win, not by a long shot, but I’ll at least feel good about myself.
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My own bias is clear: I believe no other candidate runs on policies like Sanders’. There’s this narrative of a false equivalency between Sanders and Warren which simply isn’t true. No other Dem is interested in committing to single payer healthcare. Warren’s version is some sort of shenanigan which will be phased in – requiring Congress to pass multiples bills – which won’t happen. I digress. The point is, the DNC has tried to play kingmaker (again) by gaming for the “most electable candidate” rather than focusing on policies people want and need. When people are only motivated by voting out an existing president -rather than by voting towards any policies that will actually change their lives – yes, I hate to say it but November isn’t going to be good. At any rate, thank you so much for reading and sharing. The work continues 😉
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Yes I did read your letter and agree with all of your points. It’s funny that they think of Warren as the “most electable” though. She’s not even close. Lol
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Ha, you got me – I doubted anyone would click on the link and didn’t want to assume. 😉
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It’s a safe best most of the time but I’m in a thorough mood today. Lol
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