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Sanders a better choice among Democrats

Re Clinton versus Sanders; based on information provided by the candidates, they both support:

Abortion, minority hiring, same sex marriage, Obamacare, higher taxes for the wealthy, removing God in the public sphere, more EPA restrictions, reducing punishment for crimes, against promoting green energy, making it easy for illegal aliens to gain citizenship and decrease the size of our military.

Clinton has a real problem with either her memory, the truth or both. Not to mention emails. Sanders can’t decide if he wants a gun or not, Clinton wants no one to own a gun. Both are career politicians. Sanders’ net worth is $330,000 while Clinton’s is $21.5 million. If these are the positions you support, and facts with which you are comfortable, Sanders is, in my humble opinion, the better choice.

This is because he has not compiled a multimillion-dollar fortune while being in public service, something very hard to accomplish honestly; and as far as we know he respects the truth.

Now, if your views and beliefs are different from what is herein penned it may be time for you to take a look at the alternatives. More on that later. Vote for the candidate of your choice, but vote you must.

Gary Freeman, North Myrtle Beach

This story was originally published November 6, 2015 at 8:13 AM with the headline "Sanders a better choice among Democrats."

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