Letter to the editor: Sore winners should give the other side some grace
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My congratulations to the writer of the letter “Shame on those who supported the Harris charade” (Nov. 9, TribLive): The idea of “sore winner” has been taken to a whole new level.
The writer seems offended that almost half of his fellow Americans cast their ballots for a candidate he opposed. That Americans see things differently in an election is nothing new — it happens every four years. But the suggestion that one of the candidates was “hiding” her positions was as disingenuous as it was ill-informed. Both candidates made their visions for America and their plans to fulfill those visions abundantly clear. All one had to do was listen. And while Americans disagreed on the best path forward for our country, the ability to have those disagreements — and resolve them at the ballot box — should be celebrated, not denigrated.
Time will be the judge of the letter-writer’s choice. Until that final judgment is rendered, I’d humbly suggest that he not only give his fellow Americans who made a different choice some grace, but that he take the win and pray for the best.
Maxine Nagel
Arlington, Va.