Dear Friends
Below is my letter to the editor, just mailed in response to the Press Enterprise endorsement of Ken Calvert this morning. In case it is not published, I am sharing it now. If it is published, I will ask Kathleen to share it again and maybe some others will also share it to encourage like-minded folk to be sure and vote. I think it is significant that their endorsement was so lukewarm. Maybe some of his past supporters will also wonder if three decades is enough and it is time for a change.
The Press Enterprise’s lukewarm endorsement of Congressman Ken Calvert, while not surprising, is disappointing. The congressman has done some good things during his 15 terms. But in recent years, he has drifted into the arms and still welcomes the embrace and endorsement of Donald Trump. Waving above the many red flags that point to this disturbing behavior, was his vote, just hours after the insurrection on January 6th, to try to further delay the peaceful transfer of power. Calvert had been a Trump enabler; on January 6th, he became joined at Trump’s hip.
After three decades it’s time for a change in leadership. It’s time to elect Will Rollins, a new leader for a new district, someone who can also do some good but is not beholden to Trump and his shrinking base.
Just doing my part to try and strengthen our democracy!
John
