Letters: Don’t hand White House to Democrats

Donald Trump’s rancorous rhetoric about President Obama has aroused the frustrations of Americans and the GOP candidates. But angry conservatives should put their emotions on pause, take deep breaths and consider the inevitable math involved in winning the November election.

In the past two elections, Democrats outnumbered Republicans, and the young, diverse voter population is rapidly growing with attitudes leaning Democratic. About two-thirds of the voters in November will not be Republicans.

To beat Hillary Clinton, Republicans must win a large majority of independent voters, and those voters do not support extremist partisans or ideologues. The non-partisan polling organization YouGov has been tracking independent and moderate voters, and Trump’s ratings are the worst of any candidate; Ted Cruz is second-worst. Neither candidate is electable in the general election. No wonder the Democrats and the liberal media are giving Trump and Cruz so much promotional support.

Donald Trump and right-wing Republicans make strange bedfellows. Peel back the onion of Trump’s politics, and you find a closet liberal.

Marco Rubio may be the only candidate who can appeal to voters in the six to eight swing states. His passion, charisma and conservative principles can better resonate with young voters, women, Hispanics and other minorities.

Who do conservatives prefer in the White House? A Republican or a liberal Obama clone? Please make your choice carefully.

This story was originally published January 27, 2016 at 1:57 PM.