To the editor:
George Skelton’s two recent columns regarding the declining influence of the Republican Party in California note as primary reasons the steady increase in the percentage of minorities and the perception among minorities (particularly Latinos) that the GOP is xenophobic, and that this perception has been sharpened by President Trump’s policies.
Their continued support of the president’s policies was a key factor in numerous Republican lawmakers’ defeats in 2018. The failure of House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Bakersfield) and his Republican colleagues to acknowledge wrongdoing by our president in the current impeachment hearings only strengthens the perception that GOP leaders are out of touch with the concerns of all Americans, including minorities.
It is time for the Republican Party to dump Trump and support a candidate who will unite rather than divide the country.
Bill Crosby, Irvine
Note from KBJ: You can't acknowledge something that doesn't exist, Bill. Have you been watching CNN again?
