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Regarding “The GOP is dead in California” (Open Forum, Nov. 15): Kristin Olsen’s “Republican principles” of lifting people out of poverty by giving them economic opportunities; providing a “world class” education; and freedom to run their own lives would fit nicely into a Democratic platform as well. It’s as if both parties balance on the fulcrum of Wall Street instead of resting upon what’s best for the rest of us. If Olsen really wants to achieve her ideals, she should dedicate herself to taking money out of politics. Tom Miller, Oakland Hard lesson from midterms Related Stories Regarding “GOP’s hard fall” (Editorial, Nov. 15): The 2018 midterm election results for the California Republican Party in both state and federal races should serve as a hard lesson. When you support the views of a president who lost California by nearly 4 million votes in the 2016 election, there’s going to be a severe consequence: the loss of political power. Our state’s citizens deserve leaders who reflect our views on the environment, immigration, reproductive rights, and equality for all citizens regardless of gender, ethnicity or sexual orientation. Science is unanimous that global warming underlies the spike in extreme events, both floods and storms on the one side and wildfires and droughts on the other. Yet, even as the calamities are occurring here and now, the public has yet to appreciate the ominous connection between their hardship and atmospheric changes driven by global warming. The media can help to connect the dots between carbon emissions, global warming and extreme weather disasters. Judy Melinek’s frank response should be read by our legislators as a bugle call for the need for sensible action to stem gun violence.