Mr. French from Camas believes a write-in vote is a wasted vote (“Don’t waste your vote for president,” Our Readers’ Views, Sept. 13). I can assure him I will not have a warm and fuzzy feeling when I cast mine in November. I will have a feeling of disgust towards two parties that put up third-rate candidates. I cannot vote for either candidate with a clear conscience. Whatever happened to the brightest and best our country has to offer?
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Letter: Candidates are third-rate
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