Don’t make state ground zero for Trump fight

Re: “Newsom prepares for Trump skirmishes” (Nov. 8).

While I am deeply disappointed with the return of Donald Trump and his chaos to the White House, I strongly disagree with Gov. Newsom’s intent of making California ground zero for the resistance.

With nearly 40% of California voters choosing Trump, now is the time for Democratic leaders to follow Kamala Harris’ promise to represent all California voters, no matter how they voted. My suggestion is holding town halls in each voting district and listen to what the voters want before assuming blanket Trump opposition.

Newsom is only in office for two more years, while the rest of us have to live with the resistance fallout for much longer. Besides, it is not clear to me that spending millions of taxpayer dollars on thousands of lawyers is the right move now.

— Bob Groppo, Sunnyvale

Pelosi should point

finger at herself

Re: “Pelosi unhappy over Biden’s late exit, lack of an ‘open primary’” (Nov. 9).

So Nancy Pelosi is upset that there wasn’t an open primary. She can also share the blame with other Democrats instead of pointing fingers.

As the Democrat leader of the House, she certainly met with the president daily for three and a half years. While keeping Joe Biden’s mental decline a secret from the very people she was elected to represent, she proved that her lust for power was more important than honesty or integrity. She could have made a difference by speaking out but chose to remain silent. Only at the last minute did she act, thereby throwing the president, her friend, under the bus.

Pelosi betrayed Biden, the American people and any ethics she purported to have. She has no business pointing fingers. She isn’t blameless. She’s shameless.

— Jay Morrett, San Jose

Let District 3 voters pick council member

We the people in District 3 deserve to elect our replacement representative. I agree with Mayor Matt Mahan, who recommends this approach.

To those who worry about costs, I agree with them, too. It’s a lot of money, and isn’t it a shame that we even have to have this conversation? I look at the hundreds of millions of dollars ($120 million) that San Jose spends on the homeless and think that District 3 residents are worth the small fraction of that to be spent to ensure a proper process for selecting our representation.

Give us a special election.

— Tina Morrill, San Jose