Letter to the Editor - A reply to Sen. Steve Daines

Senator Daines,

I received your letter of Jan. 11. Thank you for taking the time to respond to my comments regarding the attack on the Capitol, and your role in it.

I would like to set the record straight on a few points in your letter:

• The presidential election was not close. Joe Biden won 81,283,098 of the popular vote, to Donald Trump’s 74,222,958. That’s 51.3 percent for Biden, 46.8 percent for Trump. That is not considered a close election. The electoral college tally was even more decisive, with Biden winning 306 to 232.

• I agree it is understandable that many people ha...