Richard Ornelas: Yes, Rep. Denham, you do owe us an answer
Re “Judge me by what I’ve done in Congress” (Page 11A, Aug. 9): OK, fair enough, Rep. Jeff Denham. But you owe the people of your district the answer to this question: “Who do you represent and who do you support to lead our great nation?”
We need you to answer this basic question. Rep. Denham; you cannot have it both ways. Yes, you represent us in congress, but you also represent each and every one of us nationwide. By not denouncing the presidential nominee of your party, Donald Trump and all he fails to represent, you are playing into a dangerous game. This isn’t some reality TV show this is called the United States of America.
Show some leadership and responsibility by stepping away from his dark and dangerous vision of the future and instead just say he is wrong on almost all issues and that you do not and cannot support his candidacy. Or, do you support this flawed individual? There is still time to do the right thing and show your fellow citizens that you care about not just congress, but about us all.
Richard Ornelas, Modesto
This story was originally published August 17, 2016 at 9:52 AM with the headline "Richard Ornelas: Yes, Rep. Denham, you do owe us an answer."