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Published: 8/23/2022 7:04:01 AM

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In 1992, Bill Clintons self-deprecating mantra of Its the economy, stupid demonstrated his focus on the one issue that was most important to voters, and it propelled him to the White House. Today, in the face of high inflation, many voters are again focused on the economy. Many other voters remain focused on the culture war issues. However, none of these is the crucial issue before us in the upcoming election. The most important issue before us is nothing less than the survival of our democracy.

The Republicans came perilously close to ending our democracy with the insurrection. They have made their intentions about 2024 crystal clear, but in 2024 they may have many more pliant state and local officials to do their bidding. If they succeed, then our democracy is gone, possibly forever, and we become just another authoritarian state with sham elections. The MAGA crowd will vote ignoring the facts, but independent voters and Republicans who do not believe the Big Lie must decide which is more important: preserving democracy, or winning the culture wars at any cost. At this point, a vote for a Republican at any level, national, state or local, seems a vote to end democracy.

In September, 1787, just after signing the new U. S. Constitution, Benjamin Franklin was leaving the statehouse when he was asked, Well, what have we got? A republic or a monarchy? Franklin famously replied, A republic...if you can keep it. Well? Do you want to keep it?

Kirke Wheeler

Hopkinton

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Letter: It's not the economy - Concord Monitor