Your Opinion: No protest vote; elect Trump

Dear Editor:

We all know that Hillary is guilty of corruption and compromising American security with her private email server. Like O.J. Simpson she seems to have gotten off scot-free because the FBI did not have the courage to do what is right and to stand against evil.

Honest Americans felt that the Democrats had backed themselves into a corner by nominating such a corrupt person and that the FBI would be the firewall that would save us from the disaster that is Hillary. We underestimated the power of a regime that does not think the Constitution limits them.

Obama was never going to allow Hillary's secrets or his own secrets to become public knowledge. If she is viewed a failure, then by default Obama is a failure. The Democrats know that most people do not care to fully understand her wrong doing. They know that most people are bored by details.

Democrats and their willing accomplices in the mainstream media throw allegation after allegation at Trump, knowing there is no time to dispute these accusations. The purpose is to take our attention from the Clinton scandals and their long ugly history. Donald Trump is a flawed candidate, but which Republican candidate would not be flawed in the eyes of the Democrats or the media? Are we not all flawed? Who shall cast the first stone?

Like a lot people, I believe there is something seriously wrong in this country. I also believe this election is a fight for the survival of this republic. We can't get discouraged about the polls or presume our vote does not matter. These are consequential times. We are the grassroots. You said you wanted change. You said you wanted an outsider! Hillary is the establishment.

Staying at home or voting for a third party candidate will not teach these people a lesson. Many Republicans, Libertarians and Christians are saying: I can't in good conscience vote for Trump. The simple truth is we are never going to have the perfect candidate.

The ballot box does not record your feelings. It does not discern a protest vote from an affirmative vote. We do have a "rigged" two party system and that's not changing anytime soon. The media and establishment politicians will not get this message unless we overwhelming turn out and vote for the only other person who can soundly defeat the Clintons. Vote for Donald Trump.