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Presidential candidates should be tending their own gardens

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in New York, Wednesday, June 22, 2016.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks in New York, Wednesday, June 22, 2016. AP

I’m a person who always votes — even in the most local and perhaps “minor” elections.

As for the current presidential election, all I want to hear is what a candidate thinks and what they will try to do.

I don’t want to hear about why the other candidate is so wrong. Just tell me why you are so right.

Michael Simkins, Los Osos

This story was originally published June 29, 2016 at 5:26 AM with the headline "Presidential candidates should be tending their own gardens."

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