To the editor: Columnist Mark Z. Barabak said Republican candidate Steve Garvey failed in the Senate debates. In another article, opinion columnist Robin Abcarian brutally criticized Garvey for all the sniping at him.
Why did these liberal columnists pay any attention to Garvey? Haven't these two figured it out yet? A “dead” Democrat could defeat a “living” Republican for the Senate in California.
After all, a floundering Democrat won the presidency in 2020 and will win again in 2024 if Republicans become stupid and nominate Donald Trump again.
Mark Walker, Yorba Linda
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To the editor: I read with interest Barabak's account of the debate between the various California Senate candidates. He concludes with a lament for the “millions of voters who won't pay attention to any of his debates.”
Well, how can anyone pay attention when we don't know when, where or on what channel these debates are taking place?
I had heard that there would be a debate at some point, but I never read anything about when it would be. After reading Barabak's article, I checked previous editions of the Times and found no mention of it.
So before you blame voters for not paying attention, how about you let your readers know when such events will happen?
Lenard Davis, Newport Beach
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To the editor: I have two takeaways from the Garvey campaign.
First, the Republican Party wants candidates who can't or won't be independent thinkers who do the party's bidding; and secondly, what used to be unpleasant or unacceptable behavior is now acceptable.
Les Birken, Northridge
