In the past, there were Republicans who governed responsibly with respect for the rule of law and our democratic institutions. They had policy positions with which I disagreed, but they had a certain ethical core and they were making an honest effort to make our country a better place. Those days are gone. The current Republican party is distinguished by lies about election integrity, voter suppression efforts, denial of basic science, restrictions on women’s rights, attacks on LGBTQ rights, marginalization of racial and ethnic minorities, as well as threatening the health of all Americans by rolling back every environmental safeguard they can. If you care about democracy, our planet, and basic human dignity I urge you to vote Democratic up and down the ballot.
That means replacing Gov. Sununu with Dr. Tom Sherman, keeping Reps. Kuster and Pappas, keeping Sen. Hassan, and voting for Democrats for state senate and state representative. In Canterbury that means supporting Christine Tappan for state senate and Ellen Scarponi, Ruth Heath and David Nesbit for state rep. Most people are familiar with Sherman, Kuster, Pappas and Hassan and are aware of their merits. You might not know much about the down-ballot candidates mentioned above. I have met each of them and have been impressed by their humility, their integrity and their commitment to public service. They are not driven by ideology or ambition, but are running to make what difference they can in defending democracy, our public schools, our basic rights and our environment.
Stephen Rasche
Canterbury