Since when is it okay for our Republican candidates for high state office to stand by and watch while a group of their ardent supporters harass and then physically assault a member of the public attending an “all are welcome” 4th of July event in Oak Harbor?

Yes, the victim Zach Wurst is a Democrat, but he was just sitting there quietly listening. What were the Republican candidates saying that was so secret – in a field next to Walmart, under a clear blue sky, with dozens of people listening – that they couldn’t let anyone record the day’s activities?

Ron Muzzall, our recently app...