an Erratic and Vindictive Criminal Was Worthier of My Vote Than a Woman
November 6, 2024
by Devorah Blachor
... in the end, I cast my ballot for Donald Trump along with over seventy million other Americans. And I promise you that decision has nothing to do with my hating women, or Black people, or even Black women. Just yesterday, a Black woman made me my Blonde Vanilla Latte, and I politely thanked her.
Kamala Harris was an okay candidate, I guess. She never said anything about wind turbines causing cancer, but even though Trump may have been wrong about that, at least he has the guts to express an opinion about it. Also, I never heard Harris talk about herself as the only person who could fix the economy, the borders, and all the wars, whereas Trump said he could do all those things. And Harris never attended a confused town hall where she swayed to the music for forty minutes instead of taking questions or pretended to fellate a microphone. She was a flawed candidate, for sure ...
Believe me — no one supports the idea of a female president more than me. It’s so sad we haven’t had one yet. But what can we do about it? I blame Democrats for choosing such bad candidates. Everyone knows Hillary lost because she was so unlikeable and didn’t go to Wisconsin enough. Meanwhile, Kamala is likable, and she went to Wisconsin plenty of times. Yet there was still something not quite right about her, and when it came time for me to choose, I had to go with my gut ...
... We’d seen him botch the pandemic, get impeached, steal documents, get convicted for fraud, deny the election results, and install a frat boy handmaiden Supreme Court that took away women’s rights and ensured rich people can do whatever they want, including buy elections. In 2024, we were definitely aware that he lies quite a bit. We knew all this about him, yet when he called Kamala Harris a DEI hire, it made you think, “Hmm. That accusation sure pushes my buttons.” And once those buttons are pushed, there’s nothing any one of us can really do except react without thinking too hard ...
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/i-dont-hate-women-candidates-i-just-thought-an-erratic-and-vindictive-criminal-was-worthier-of-my-vote-than-a-woman-candidate
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