Re: "Return to GOP roots," by Robert Richter, Tuesday Letters.

Yes, Abraham Lincoln was a great Republican president. But the Republican Party of today is not what it once was. I used to be one, until the far-right neocons took it over. I believe that things won't change until the under-educated and lower class quit voting against their own interests by voting Republican.

Today, the Democratic Party is the party of liberals, moderates and conservatives. Attend a convention and see for yourself.

I really believe that Barack Obama will be our first black president of the United States.

Sandy Elkins, Plano