To the Editor:
Re “Candidates Stick to Script, if Not the Truth” (front page, Nov. 8):
When candidates reject known truths as lies, and call their lies truth, our public discourse becomes Orwellian indeed. Bravo to The Times for calling these people out. Our precious democracy is being eroded by their tactics.
Unfortunately, many voters are easily persuaded if verifiable lies are repeated without repudiation. The critical question is, How could we trust a candidate who blatantly lies as a campaigner to be honest with the people if elected president and commander in chief?
JOHN W. MAY
Pittsford, N.Y.
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