Letter to the Editor

Editor:
Your vote matters like never before.

If you value democracy, vote for Democrats Josh Shapiro for Governor and John Fetterman for U.S. Senate. MAGA acolytes such as Doug Mastriano and Mehmet Oz have hijacked the Republican Party, endorsing positions that are anti-democratic, anti-science, and xenophobic.

MAGA Republicans pledge to change the results of the 2024 presidential election if they don’t like the outcome. Mastriano says he’d decertify voting machines if HE doubts the results—and he’d allow a partisan state legislature to pick presidential electors. He denies that Biden is our elected President.

MAGA Republicans don’t trust women to make their own health decisions. If elected, they’ll ban abortion, without exceptions. Mastriano declares women’s control over their bodies to be “ridiculous nonsense.” Oz says abortion at any stage of pregnancy is murder.

MAGA Republicans don’t respect our country’s diversity. Mastriano calls the separation of church and state a “myth.” Oz, a Turkish citizen who voted in Turkey’s 2018 presidential election, wants to build a wall at the border.
MAGA Republicans call climate change “fake science.” They rail against crime, but oppose reasonable gun control and investments to reduce crime. They want to eliminate the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), but have no plans to replace it.

MAGA Republicans will dramatically change our country. They’ll rollback rights, censor information they don’t like, and make decisions based on fear.

Prevent that nightmare. Vote for Shapiro and Fetterman. They value truth and science, and will protect our democracy.

Brooklyn Jones
University Park, PA