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Democrat rejects Clinton

I am a lifelong registered Democrat who finds that Hillary Clinton has not earned my vote. In a letter to me asking for a donation, her goals were listed as: Increase the minimum wage, progressive jobs plan, universal health care and education access. Really? These unaccomplished goals after her 30 years of service in Washington demonstrate her lack of effective leadership.

There is no mention in her letter of our national debt of $19.7 trillion. Moreover, there is no mention of our unbalanced trade policies, national security or our current problems with Iran, Russia, our ships being taunted in the Persian Gulf, nor her immigration policy which favors open borders without thorough vetting. A liberal Supreme Court judge, anyone?

Incidentally, many countries do not respect female leadership. How effective could she be in a world dominated by male leadership?

Judy Y. Lyons

Lexington

This story was originally published October 25, 2016 at 7:58 PM.

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