Let’s respect each other

Let’s respect each other
 
To the Editor:
Many years ago, I was advised by my friends that to avoid some major disagreements with anyone, I should avoid any discussions about religion, politics, and baseball (with Homer). However, I now feel the need to discuss the recent presidential
election. 
Both my parents were Democrats, and I never had a problem following their lead. It seemed to me that our country had been able to get along fairly well with two major political parties. Since 1948, Democrats have occupied the White House six times and so have the Republicans, with both parties have presidents serving more than two terms. In two elections, 2004 and 2016, the Democratic candidate had more popular votes but not more electoral college votes. After both elections, the losing candidates accepted the results because they believed that the people who work at the polls supervising the voting and counting the votes are citizens from both parties who take their jobs seriously and make sure all votes are  properly recorded.
I worked as an election judge in Weston County for over 20 years and never witnessed any wrong doing or cheating — every vote, even those for Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck were properly recorded. To think that the Democrats were able to rig the 2020 election is an insult to those who worked at the election. 
For the last two years, the chief election judge, Chris Krebs (a life-long  Republican and appointed by a Republican president) has stated that this was the most secure election in history. For his statement, he was fired. Of all the court cases challenging the results in many states, all have been dismissed.
It is hard for me to see how the Democrats are the ones who have been “poisoning America” as stated in last week’s paper. From all the turmoil and chaos of recent years, we all should have learned to be more respectful of each other, be more kind to each other, and be more cooperative in achieving common goals for the good of all mankind.
 
— Herb French