Concerned with Griswold? Undervote but don’t pick Allen. (Letters) – The Denver Post

Concerned with Griswold? Undervote but don’t pick Allen. (Letters)  The Denver Post

The Denver Post is wrong to endorse Michael Allen for attorney general. Its editorial makes a compelling case against Jena Griswold, but voters have a better way to express their dissatisfaction: leave the attorney general race blank. Re: “The Denver Post Editorial Board endorses Michael Allen for attorney general,” Oct. 15 opinion The Post correctly highlights Griswold’s limited legal experience and serious failures under her leadership, including exposed voting-system passwords and the disclosure of confidential voters’ home addresses. Those failures should have consequences. But endorsing Allen asks voters to take too much on faith. The Post hopes he will master the civil side of the office and continue defending Colorado against the Trump administration’s constitutional overreach.

Hope isn’t enough for me. Colorado is a blue state, and Griswold is overwhelmingly likely to win. That doesn’t mean voters owe her their support. Leaving this race blank is known as under-voting; every vote cast in other contests still counts. A substantial gap between participation in other statewide races and the attorney general contest would signal that neither candidate has earned those voters’ support. The Post should have declined to endorse either candidate. Voters can make that same judgment on their own ballots. Fill out the rest of your ballot but skip this race. If Griswold wins, let her win knowing she has