Victory is ours! Let the disappointments begin!
Michael J. Prival
Washington
To the Editor:
I voted for Joe Biden. But, how can I celebrate when Lincoln’s words “A house divided against itself cannot stand” echo inside my head? How can I be overwhelmingly happy when the real problems — fear, tribalism and mutual suspicion — still pervade public and political discourse?
This is no time to celebrate. Take down your Biden-Harris (and Trump-Pence) flags and put up an American one. This is the time to reflect on how we got here, how we’ve come to hate our neighbors. We should hush our excitement (and egos) and extend a hand of empathy and respect to those who are frustrated and scared for what the next four years mean for them.
To any American distressed by the election outcome: I promise that I will seek to understand you, respect you. I will stand with you, and together we will work toward an America that is good for you and is good for me.
Let’s all make that same promise to one another.
Kelsey Grant
Longmont, Colo.
To the Editor:
To help heal our country, I hope President-elect Joe Biden proposes a new Department of Rural Affairs to match the existing Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Thomas Ehrlich
Palo Alto, Calif.
To the Editor:
I’ve seen on TV, in newspapers and on the internet a call to unite behind Joe Biden. As a Trump supporter, I agree 100 percent that we should support Joe Biden in the same fashion that Hillary Clinton supporters and the mainstream media supported Donald Trump from the day after the 2016 election.
Bernard Marrazzo
Old Bridge, N.J.
To the Editor:
Message to Donald Trump: For a “ghost town,” there were certainly a lot of high spirits in New York City after your defeat was announced.
Mary-Ellen Banashek
New York
To the Editor:
If Joe Biden is to have a successful presidency, he must have a different majority leader in the Senate. That means his highest priority must be to see two Democrats elected to the Senate from Georgia in the January runoff. He and Kamala Harris should spend quite a few days in Georgia saying, “If you voted for us, you must vote for the Democratic senatorial contenders.”