NC voters let Gov. Cooper know what they want - and it’s not liberal policies
.jpg "In a Nov. 8, 2022 election night tweet, N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper said: “We stopped a GOP supermajority tonight when North Carolinians voted for balance and progress. I’ll continue to work with this legislature to support a growing economy, more clean energy, better health care and strong public schools.”")
What voters want
In Gov. Roy Cooper’s post-election comments he professed that midterm election results showed that voters wanted “balance and progress.” He must have been looking at another state. The defeat of the Democrats in North Carolina, particularly in the U.S. Senate and state judicial races showed that voters want nothing to do with far-left liberal policies.
David Ramsey, Mooresville
Phil Berger
Regarding “Phil Berger: Republicans prevailed across NC because voters like what they see,” (Nov. 15 Opinion):
Thank you for providing us a glimpse into N.C. Senate Leader Phil Berger’s fantasy land. His view of Republican accomplishments is a world most of us cannot fathom. In reality, it’s a world of corporate greed and tax cuts for the wealthy. His idea of educational needs is providing money to private schools. He should just call his voter ID requirement what they are — a good old fashioned poll tax.
Thomas Parme, Charlotte
Thom Tillis
Regarding “Once political rivals, Tillis and Cunningham formed unlikely bond. (Nov. 15):
There’s hope for the future after all. Bipartisan politicians used to be common, but they’ve become a rare breed. This story proves that an endangered species can come back from the brink. Now let’s see what Tillis can do with Ted Budd.
Maggie Nelson, Monroe
Biden, inflation
Regarding President Biden’s request for $37 billion in emergency aid for Ukraine.... How about $37 billion in aid for all of us Americans who could face $500 heating bills this winter and who will pay 17% more for a damn Thanksgiving turkey? Give us some aid. Brother Trump would.
Ted Holland, Cornelius
In defense of Biden
Regarding “On ‘stolen election’ claims, President Biden has a hypocrisy problem,” (Nov. 13 Opinion):
Joe Biden was clear in every speech he gave that he was not indicting the Republican Party, only those members who have thrown in with the election-denier-in-chief. If N.C. Democrats have a problem, as columnist Pat Ryan insists, it’s with the gerrymandering that the GOP has cemented in place with help from a politically-driven N.C. Supreme Court.
Fred W. Caudill, Charlotte
Trumpism
We’ve just experienced a notable moment: In an instant the whole country is perceiving former President Trump differently. After the election deniers and other liars endorsed by Trump failed to prevail in their assaults on facts and lost their elections, Trump is finally seen for what he is — the emperor has no clothes.
I, along with millions of other Americans, have been waiting for years for the Trump bad dream to end. It is time for a return to civility and decency, to kindness and humility, to live and let live, to good faith. It is time to turn away from those who do everything they can to divide us in order to control us. It is a time to return to building up rather than tearing down, to looking to the future with hope instead of to the past with bitterness.
Trumpism may not be dead but it is mortally injured. Good riddance.
Robert Dulin, Charlotte
The GOP
While a few election deniers and Trump sycophants got elected, voters seem to be saying enough of that storytelling, let’s move on.
I do feel the Republican Party needs to get back on track and move away from those who feel they must lie to curry favor with the former president. We need a conservative voice in our country, and the current vintage of the GOP is not it. They could begin by cutting the lines to the anchor of the former president’s deceitful and allegedly seditious behavior. They could cut a few lines to his sycophants as well. The sooner they do this, the better it will be for our country and their party.
Keith Wilson, Charlotte
I-77 South
I have some concerns about the plan to possibly add toll lanes to I-77 South in Charlotte. Why is it that South Carolina can widen I-77 between the state line and Rock Hill without toll lanes, but North Carolina cannot? And the federal government has allocated trillions of dollars for infrastructure spending. Why can’t North Carolina use some of this money to widen I-77?
Legislators in Raleigh and the NCDOT have neglected Charlotte for as long as I can remember. As a Charlotte native, I’m tired of it.
John Fortson, Charlotte
Transit center
The Charlotte Transit Center needs an update, but let’s not make the same mistake we made with the Overstreet Mall. Soon after it was built to provide office workers with shopping and lunch options, it was viewed as an elitist option robbing the street-level of vibrancy. Now, developers want to hide the transit center underground. That is a colossal mistake. Update the transit center and provide security and comfort efficiently for all Charlotteans. Let the developers build on top of it, but keep the streetscape vibrant and diverse, saving all of us money.
Deb Park, Charlotte
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This story was originally published November 20, 2022 at 5:30 AM.