(Community Matters) Reading the letter to the editor in today’s AAS from Ms. Peggy Morse, I was struck by her passion and statement that independent voters who supported Obama would “take them out.” I wondered whether Ms. Morse was one of those independent voters who initially supported the President so went in search for her on Facebook.
I did find a Peggy Morse in Austin on Facebook. She and her husband seemed like wonderful people from the pictures and postings on her wall – well loved by family and friends, generous & kind postings by her to others. They’d recently been in an accident and he’s still recovering. I sent a message to Ms. Morse asking if she’d written the letter to the editor and asking if she minded disclosing if she was a supporter who had changed her opinion. She wrote back a nice note that it wasn’t her.
Since the letter to the editor includes an email, I’ve emailed the author directly. I hope she’ll let me know if she originally supported the president or not. It helps give context to the comment. In either case, all citizen’s opinions matter and I feel some responsibility to listen and hear and to reflect these back in my conversations with White House and party officials.
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