Look for unifiers in public office
It is interesting that such a big deal is being made of 10th District congressional candidate Brad Schneider’s contributions to Republicans, as if that should disqualify him from being a good representative.
Most people would like to think of themselves as open minded, yet many tend to vote straight party, which we all know is as about as closed minded as you can get.
Brad Schneider’s detractors are helping to show that he has friends who are Republicans. Why is that so bad? By supporting or donating to them, he feels can further the causes he believes strongly in. What this shows is that he’s willing to reach across the aisle to accomplish things that are important to us as Americans, and not view opposite party members as the ‘enemy’ as the President put it. His critics harbor the divisive and destructive mindset that dominates government today.
If elected, wouldn’t he be representing the entire district, independents as well as people entrenched in either party? Read between the lines when listening to these candidates.
The partisan practice of “us vs. them” isn’t working well and voters should be looking for unifiers, not dividers for all elected posts.
Keith Gray
Mettawa