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I want to thank Mr. Thomas Lester in Ilion for this very well-written and important letter to the editor that was published in the Rome Sentinel. I hope everybody reads it! --- Democrats Coddle Criminals, Oppose Tax Cuts A self-described lifelong conservative Republican urges us to vote Democrat. A TV ad features a person who claims to have voted for Trump, but is also voting for a Democrat this time. Yet when I think of Democrat priorities being advocated for in this state and nationally, I plan on voting for Republicans Anthony Constantino for NY-21 and Bruce Blakeman for governor. Critics accuse republicans of “rubber-stamping” Trump, but does anyone think that democrat Blake Gendebien will stand up to Hakeem Jeffries? There is no doubt that he will vote for Jeffries for speaker and support virtually all his initiatives. Once again there will be open boarders while mouthing platitudes such as “a path to citizenship” or the utterly meaningless “comprehensive immigration reform.” Democrats coddle criminals while demonizing law-abiding gun owners. They oppose tax cuts, deregulation or any restrictions on abortion. They think that they can control the climate by carpeting rural areas with windmills and solar panels. They ignore massive Medicaid fraud while advocating for its expansion. The $40 trillion national debt is not a problem because we can print all the money we need to, which at least one reader of this paper supports. So far, Blake Gendebien has even refused to debate Anthony Constantino. Why? If Blake Gendebien is so conservative, he should have challenged Constantino in the Republican primary; that speaks volumes to me about where he stands on the issues. Thomas Lester Ilion