To the editor:
While worrying about a Donald Trump nomination, Jonah Goldberg he [sic] misses the point. ("A Rubio-Cruz ticket may be the only way to stop Donald Trump," Opinion, Feb. 23)
The GOP has done this to itself. By encouraging the hateful rhetoric and anti-government vitriol of Fox News and others, the party has set the stage for Trump.
Less educated, working-class whites are afraid of the demographic and cultural changes coming because it means the loss of their status as members of the preferred class. The GOP has taken advantage of this by whipping up fear and anger among them. Along comes their savior Trump, who tells them what they want to hear.
The monster is loose, Dr. Frankenstein. Your creature is going to kill you.
Paul Moser III, Studio City
Note from KBJ: It's the likes of Jonah Goldberg that produced Donald Trump. Republican voters are sick to death of having their candidates chosen by elites, who, by the way, have an uncanny ability to choose losers. This time around, we're picking the nominee. Deal with it.
