President Donald Trump has divided this nation, eroded the norms of decency and respect, and made egregious policy decisions that have had repercussions on the lives of many Coloradans.

But that is not the fault of U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman, a Republican from Aurora who represents the kind of thoughtful leadership and independent voting that we wish all members of Congress exhibited in these trying times.

Voters in the 6th Congressional District would be wise and just to reward Coffman with another two years in office so he can continue the good fight he has mounted on Capitol Hill despite the failings of his party.

What incentive would Republicans have to do the right thing if we don’t support the few conservatives who, like Coffman, have said that Trump’s brand of politics — while it may have won at the ballot box in 2016 — is not worth the high moral cost?

“Tearing children from the arms of parents and then isolating them alone is antithetical to the America I grew up in, and to the America that I have many times fought to defend,” Coffman wrote as some of his colleagues equivocated about the travesty occurring at our border. “This isn’t who we are. My colleagues should mark their words and this moment — history won’t remember well those who support the continuation of this policy.”

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