Patrick Bosold, Fairfield

Letter to the Editor

If you are — or were — a Bernie Sanders supporter, or if for any other reason, you simply cannot bring yourself to hold your nose and vote for "the lesser of two evils" yet again in the coming presidential election, help is at hand.

Dr. Jill Stein ran as the presidential candidate for the Green Party in 2012, and won more votes than any other woman who’s ever run for the office. She is running again for the 2016 Green Party nomination. She was on enough state ballots in 2012 to be elected president. The same will be true for this year’s election.

If you vote your fears — e.g., "We've got to stop (insert name of candidate here)!" — you get a government that reflects your fears. If you vote your values, you get a government that reflects your values. If enough of us vote our values, we’ll get the government we want and deserve.

Don’t vote your fears by voting for the lesser of two evils. Vote your values. If you want to vote for a woman for president and vote for a candidate who is a true progressive, who will balance the budget, who will set our country’s priorities straight, and who will truly make America great again, sign a petition to put Dr. Jill Stein and the Green Party on the 2016 Iowa ballot. Then vote for her in the general election.

— Patrick Bosold, Fairfield