You know who is not afraid to go out and about in Springfield? Proud Boys. Neo-Nazis. People handing out Ku Klux Klan fliers. Some of these people paraded swastika flags and rifles during our jazz festival. Their presence, and a torrent of threats, forced local officials to cancel the annual CultureFest celebration of diverse food, arts and music. These far-right groups clearly feel as though they have not just permission, but encouragement, from the Republican candidates. It is unsettling to live in this menacing atmosphere.

Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance hope to make every town Springfield, where the angry are emboldened by lies and the people they seek to punish live in fear. As someone who has lived through this transformation, trust me: You don't want to live in Trump's America.

How much longer can Republicans who aren't racist, who don't fear immigrants simply because of their color or nation of origin, and those who simply can't stomach Trump's repeated misogynistic pronunciation of his opponents first name - especially after she pointedly corrected him to his face, after which he never had the wherewithal to even attempt to say it once while in her presence; just how much longer can these supposed Christian people support an unquestioned evil violent man and his perverse and threatening candidacy?