Chicago Sun-Times

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Voters want a kinder, gentler America

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We have been subjected to the ads for Richard Irvin since the beginning of this year, and a distinct pattern seems to be emerging — the GOP gubernator­ial hopeful has borrowed heavily from the Trump playbook.

That is, to come across as belligeren­t, angry and condescend­ing.

This seemed to have been the tone of his recent news conference. With all that has transpired in the last few years, it would appear that more voters than ever have been awakened as to what is going on around them. People are looking for specifics about what programs and agendas candidates propose.

Meanwhile, there are politician­s who have chosen instead to simply attack, vilify and demean their opponents while doing very little to promote their plans if elected.

These tactics may have worked for Trump in 2015, but people are tired of this mudslingin­g, empty, angry rhetoric. We should treat people with dignity and work together to bring to reality the privileges and freedoms proposed in our founding documents.

Anger and extremism never win in the long run. We need a kinder, gentler America, and we have no room for politician­s who fail to realize that.

Dan Pupo, Orland Park

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