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Hillary and Democrats represent extreme views

Although Hillary Clinton is trying to paint Donald Trump and Mike Pence as out of touch with the majority of Americans on abortion and other issues, recent polls show a majority of Americans agree with them (62 percent) on not allowing taxpayer funding of abortion.

Breitbart.com said an abortion poll shows Trump-Pence are mainstream while Clinton-Kaine are extreme. The 2016 Democratic National Convention (DNC) was the most pro-abortion political convention ever, with the platform changed to call for the repeal of the Hyde amendment in order to provide unlimited taxpayer-funding of elective abortions for Medicaid recipients.

The DNC also showed extremism when the president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, Mrs. Hogue, proudly shouted out about her abortion to a cheering crowd and loud applause. At the convention the Democrats showed extremism by changing all the women's restrooms into “All-Gender” restrooms. The Republicans and the majority believe that open bathroom choice is dangerous and ignores privacy issues.

The DNC showed hypocrisy by adding a fence at their convention to keep other Democrats out while they are against a fence on the Mexican border to keep illegals, drugs and diseases out.

The DNC showed hypocrisy when they put up a sign that said, “Attention all delegates: Photo ID is required for credential pick-up.”

The Democrats are against requiring a photo ID to vote.

At the DNC, they had few American flags. The majority agree with Trump-Pence on their support for Americanism and putting America first.

The majority of major media support Clinton-Kaine. In fact, at the DNC, Hillary signs where handed to major media reporters who proudly waved banners at the DNC.

Hillary Clinton said, “Deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed.”

If you care about your religion, children and the first and second amendment, vote Trump-Pence.

D.D. Nave, Elizabethton, Tennessee

This story was originally published October 11, 2016 at 1:33 PM with the headline "Hillary and Democrats represent extreme views."

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