Wonder why GOP can’t engage young voters?

Wonder why Republicans can’t connect with young voters? Your ‘trickle-down’ economics has created a wealth gap so large young people can no longer afford a home or a earn a living wage. You refuse to raise the minimum wage that’s been at $7.25 since 2009 and would be $27 today if adjusted for inflation. You oppose universal health care and would rather watch people die or go bankrupt with the private health care system in the richest country in the world. You’re completely against combating climate change to ensure future generations inherit a wasteland. You have abused your disproportionate Senate control to pack the courts with religious extremists and ideologues pushing unpopular decisions and ignoring precedent. You refuse to pass common sense gun control laws to curb mass shootings, and instead push laws that increase the threat.

You oppose all programs that provide aid to those in need and then attack them for being in need. You are banning books and defunding libraries in an attempt to whitewash history. You embrace white nationalists and support racism, xenophobia, bigotry and intolerance, and even pass bills to provide shelter to their hateful ideals. You provide a safe haven for antisemitism and even elect people who embrace it. You basically oppose democracy through gerrymandering, voter suppression and the attack on checks and balances in government. Young voters are not ignorant. They have the knowledge and morals to refute these ideals, and they will.

Robert Tierney

Cedar Rapids