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Letters to the Editor: Opinions from readers on issues of the day Dec 13, 2020
A battle rages over ârealityâ
Ron Gadberry wrote of the alternate reality of a Trump supporter in a recent issue. No doubt there are two versions of reality. In one version, we were assured of Trump-Russia collusion, that he was down in the polls by 17% in Wisconsin, and that Joe Biden eked out a close win by late votes in several swing states.Â
The other reality is that there was never evidence of collusion with Russia and that Bidenâs âvictoryâ was anomalous on several counts. No president has lost a reelection bid when he has gained votes. Trump received 20% more votes than in 2016. No Republican candidate since Richard Nixon in 1960 has done as well with minority voters as Trump in 2020. No incumbentâs party has picked up seats in the House and lost in 150 years. Republicans gained significantly in state legislative races, and tho
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