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Don’t skip vote

This is in reference to “Vote Republican, skip Trump,” a June 16 letter asking voters to vote Republican but leave the presidential selection blank. While I agree with the writer about Mr. Trump, I strongly disagree with his idea to leave the presidential selection blank or choose someone else other than the Democratic candidate.

Voting is a privilege and should be treated as such; leaving a blank is tantamount to simply not voting. While people may not “like” the opposition candidate, if she is the best person for the job and the most qualified and certainly preferable to their party’s candidate, they should vote for her.

Leave your emotions aside and think about what is at stake if Trump becomes president and that is a real possibility if you don’t vote or leave a blank.

Beth Allen

Sandpoint

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