Greg Ayers’ letter in the Oct. 5 Transylvania Times points out at length the personal shortcomings of our incumbent president. I would like to remind readers and voters that elections in our republic are not popularity contests. In 2016, we were presented with a choice between two very flawed individuals to be president. Additional information since that time has confirmed how flawed each of those individuals is.

In 2020, we are again offered a choice between flawed human beings to be our president. We need to look past those flawed individuals and focus on the principles that they...