2024 election

In a recent interview Michelle Obama said she is “terrified” about the possible outcome of the ’24 presidential election.

I am too, to think it is possible Joe Biden would get reelected as he leads this country down the wrong path domestically and on the world stage. As far as I can make out the Democratic Game Plan is to run a campaign of fear and buying votes with taxpayer money while neglecting the needs of America’s middle class.

Paul Quaglia

Billerica

Biden performance

Why is it even a thought as to whom to vote for in the 2024 presidential election? This current Biden administration is destroying America. Open borders, inflation due to overspending & fossil fuel reduction, weaponization of the DOJ against their political opponents, surging crime due to defunding police & woke DAs, energy dependence when the U.S. possesses greater resources than any other country in the world, CRT, GND, & DEI policies that have minimal support. The list goes on! Some see Donald Trump’s coarse rhetoric & business acumen as very unpleasant but his MAGA policies are more desirable and effectual for America.

John Rapa

Methuen

Border control

Biden now says the border isn’t secure.  It hasn’t been for ten years. He says Republicans won’t give him money to do the job.  What he’s not saying is he wants the money to hire migrant processors not border control officers. In other words the same number will continue to cross, money or not. The money will go to getting the backlog into the country quicker, not stemming the tide like Trump did with the remain in Mexico policy.  Biden could get his money if he went back to that policy.  He refuses to admit his mistakes.  He also claims he inherited inflation because of COVID/Trump.  He’s not being truthful about that either.  Inflation started after November 2020 when he won.

David Kelly

Norfolk

EVs and cold

As your editorial states, electric vehicles, like gas-powered vehicles, don’t perform as well in cold weather (Editorial: “Electric vehicles in the cold do not pass go,” 1/18). So, I guess that means EVs are not suited for colder places like New England?

Norway has resoundingly disproved that proposition. More than 90% of the new vehicles sold in Norway in 2023 were EVs, an increase from the previous year. The temperature in Oslo today was -4 degrees Fahrenheit. Despite the anecdotes in your editorial, the Norwegians have demonstrated that with adequate charging infrastructure and good planning, EVs do just fine in cold climates.

The editorial also fails to mention that newer EVs have efficient heat pumps to keep the cabin comfortable and thermal management systems that warm the battery to reduce charging times. Technology moves forward.

The Herald relentlessly criticizes EVs, dismissing the imperative to make the transition to clean energy. The alternative is to allow the Chinese and the Europeans to dominate this critical technology. We need to take a balanced view of EVs, assessing their merits objectively rather than through a political lens.

Frederick Hewett

Cambridge