To the editor: After the presidential debate between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump, I watched a televised focus group of undecided voters in Pennsylvania. I was baffled by pro-Trump voters who cited drastic price increases on food items like bread, milk and bacon. (“How can millions of voters still be undecided between Trump and Harris? Here’s why,” column, Sept. 16)
Is it really not worth eating two slices of bacon instead of four for breakfast (or even none at all) to continue living in a country free from threats of imprisonment from your political opponents? Do you really want to risk living in a Nazi-style nation in order to be able to eat more bacon?
It seems to me that this is the easiest choice, but millions of voters are still undecided. It is really disconcerting.
Gail Molen, Austin, Texas
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To the editor: Apparently, the voting bloc that could decide the election is made up of “undecideds” who haven’t been paying attention, “double haters” who don’t like either candidate, and voters who only pay attention to how the economy affects them in the short term.
In other words, the future of our country, even of our democracy, depends on citizens who don't know, don't care, or don't think it matters. Democracy is being devoured by the three-headed monster of ignorance, apathy, and cynicism.
Can't we do better than this? In the information age, can't we raise an educated population that understands how its government works, citizens who care about the future and accept their responsibility to elect leaders who act with integrity?
I understand that people are worried about making a living, raising their children and trying to find some meaning in life, but if the fate of our country is decided by the “undecided,” then we are truly lost.
Laurie Jacobs, San Clemente
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To the editor: I must be living in the twilight zone.
Trump tried to invalidate the votes of 81 million people in a free and fair election. He lost the 2020 election and wanted to stay in power despite everything. He inspired a violent riot at the US Capitol.
During the debate that these undecided voters watched, Trump didn’t apologize for any of that and still claimed he won the election. He made a false, racist and dangerous claim that legal immigrants in Springfield, Ohio, were eating people’s pets. His vice presidential candidate is still defending that claim in interviews.
Trump was convicted of sexually assaulting a woman. He spread the racist lie that former President Obama was not born in this country. He was sued for defrauding students who attended his fake university and eventually received a $25 million settlement.
With a record like that, how can anyone believe he cares about the American people?
Zareh Delanchian, Tujunga
