In a letter to the editor a few weeks ago, Denise Fellers demonstrated a mistaken understanding of the Democratic Party’s position on several key issues. Reading Ms. Feller’s letter reminds me that some Republicans think finding a Democrat in Jefferson County is as likely as finding an armadillo on Boulder Pass. But Democrats are about 43% of this county and I’d like to set the record straight about who we are — including being your friends and neighbors.
Unfortunately, some media deliberately and continually boil complex issues down to alarmist sound bites: “Democrats are socialists! who want to take away our guns! kill babies! allow open borders!” These irresponsible and inaccurate charges are distortions of the truth and fail to provide context for actual Democratic positions. I will briefly provide some of that context here, in response to the issues Ms. Fellers mentioned:
Democrats seek a balance between the well-being of the individual and the well-being of the community, so we believe that markets must be regulated and taxation must be fair. Without this, the vast majority of people struggle from paycheck to paycheck or worse, while the wealthy just get wealthier, greedier and more powerful.
