To the editor: If, as Republican strategist Scott Jennings writes, former President Trump is in a strong position to win despite his debate performance, then there is something wrong with our nation.
Trump, who has never won the popular vote, is a beneficiary of the unfair and archaic electoral college. In his debate with Vice President Kamala Harris, he defended the violent mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol, said the 2020 election had been stolen from him, brutally attacked people he appointed to his administration but who now oppose him, and reiterated the fabricated story about Haitian immigrants eating their neighbors’ pets.
In the debate he lost control, stating his lack of understanding of reality.
Jennings acknowledged that Trump lost the debate. She also called his convention speech disappointing. He has lost touch with reality and has no respect for this country.
If Trump wins, America loses.
Michael Miller, Pasadena
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To the editor: Jennings said the debate moderators ignored Harris' lies. The lies she told (maybe two?) were nothing that would lead her supporters to commit acts of violence.
Did Jennings watch the same debate I did? Immigrants eating pets, babies being killed after birth… correcting these lies was a public service on the part of the moderators.
There was one person on stage who was stable, intelligent, and competent enough to be the leader of our country. The other was racist, narcissistic, and just plain creepy with his weird conspiracy theories.
Trump should be nowhere near the Oval Office. Jennings should stop being an irresponsible accomplice.
Debbie Imsland, Milwaukie, Oregon.
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To the editor: Jennings felt that the moderators were much more prepared to fact-check Trump. Perhaps that's because, according to the Washington Post, Trump lied or gave misleading information more than 30,000 times during his presidency, making it necessary to check his facts.
It is surprising that only a few of his lies have been verified.
Phil Edwards, Murrieta
