'Welcome to Repubican Country' sign insults & divides us

To the editor,

On Sunday, at the intersection of Routes 3 and 25 in Meredith, candidates Jeanie Forrester and Colette Worsman stood with a sign that read "Welcome to Republican country".

Displaying signs supporting one's candidates or positions is universally accepted, but signs asserting that this country is of one particular persuasion is exactly what divides us as

it shuns the majority of citizens. This is every citizen's country — whether you are an independent, a Democrat, a Republican, a Libertarian or a member of the Green Party. A sign like that helps to explain why the Republicans have refused to work with the rest of Congress in DC and why the state of N.H. has been taken in such an extreme direction by our current Legislature. As so many of the elected Republicans in the national and N.H. Legislature have demonstrated and publicly stated, it is either their way or no way.

The facts, based on Gallup data from polling taken Sept. 24 - 27, 2012, are: U.S. citizens claim party afflication as: Independent 38 percent, Democrat 32 percent and

Republican 28 percent. The Independents polled were asked how they lean — based on their replies the U.S. breakdown is Democratic 50 percent and Republican 43 percent.

This may not be printed until after the election, if so let's hope we have elected candidates who recognize and embrace the fact that there is great diversity in our country. Let's hope we have elected candidates who are willing to work to unify and not divide, who are willing to represent all of the citizens and not just those with their same party affiliation.

Denise Doyle, Secretary

The Meredith and Center Harbor

Democratic Committee