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Democrats, wake up. The voters aren’t stupid

When is the Democratic Party going to realize: The voters are not stupid!

The political cartoon about President Trump’s daughter being criticized because her father is a billionaire was ridiculous. The only thing I can get from that is if your father is successful in life, you as his child, have no credibility. As I stated, ridiculous.

I have always been a registered Independent and voted both sides of the aisle. But because of the way the Democrats have conducted themselves, post election, it will take a lot for me to vote for a Democrat again. I changed my registration last year to Republican so I could vote against Carlos Beruff in the primary and plan to switch back to Independent.

Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., at least admits he will use his power to stop anything President Trump puts out there... and then complains that the president can’t get anything done. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., on the other hand, is an embarrassment to herself and her party. She is a “has-been,” time for her to move on.

Vince Mannion

Bradenton

This story was originally published May 8, 2017 at 3:45 PM with the headline "Democrats, wake up. The voters aren’t stupid."

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