While Senator Kelly Ayotte to date has only issued a tepid “I support the nominee,’’ it is far from clear that a disavowal of Donald Trump will mean anything unless Senator Ayotte is prepared to disavow the Republican Party platform as well, which is fully endorsed by Trump and was enthusiastically adopted at the recent Republican convention (“Ayotte should disavow Trump — now,’’ Editorial, Aug. 8).

The question is whether Ayotte is prepared to speak up in opposition to any of the following planks: requiring the Bible be taught in public high schools, no exceptions for abortion even for rape or a woman’s health, promoting coal as a “clean energy source,’’ return of federal lands to the states, barring female soldiers from combat, reversal of the Supreme Court same-sex marriage decision of a year ago, using religion as a guide in lawmaking, and protecting merchants who would discriminate against gay customers. And is Kelly Ayotte prepared to oppose Trump’s oft-promised intention to “build a wall’’ across the Mexican border, or stand in opposition to Trump’s oft-promised plan to round up some 11 million undocumented immigrants and rapidly export them all?

There is no evidence whatsoever to date that Senator Ayotte would disavow the Republican Party’s positions, and Trump’s, on any of the foregoing. It goes without saying that her opponent, Governor Maggie Hassan, stands opposed to all of the foregoing Republican Party planks.

John Tener

Newton