To the Editor:

Re “Anyone but Trump? Not So Fast” (column, Jan. 25):

Bret Stephens argues that neither Bernie Sanders nor Elizabeth Warren would be sufficiently better than President Trump to deserve his vote. While acknowledging that President Trump is reckless and has repeatedly sought to do the wrong thing, he argues that Democrats must not nominate a reckless (i.e., too far left) candidate of their own, or “none of the above” will be a viable option.

But Mr. Stephens focuses on economic issues. Last week the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock to 100 seconds to midnight — the closest it has ever been — because of the twin existential threats of nuclear weapons and climate change.

When it comes to whose finger we want on the nuclear button, “Anyone but Trump” is a strategy much more likely to improve our chances of survival.

Thomas B. Newman

San Carlos, Calif.

To the Editor:

Bret Stephens’s final two paragraphs should be required reading for Democrats. He advocates “attracting middle-of-the-road support,” encouraging Democrats to “eschew polarization for persuasion and ideology for pragmatism.”