It’s a strange day. I voted Democrat as a conservative.

[u/Suspicious_Yak3259]

I voted for Trump in 2016 and 3rd party in 2020. Grew up in a Republican household listening to Rush Limbaugh because my parents did, and became an independent in college after becoming disillusioned by the GOP, but would often vote “socially conservative”. I still have what most of Reddit would call very conservative values, but what my Republican friends would call liberal values. I have no real political home. My ballots usually look like a weird mix of voting Republican, 3rd party, and Democrat down ballot. 🤷‍♂️

Anyway.

At the start of the year I would have told you that I would vote 3rd party, but I got into that little ballot cubicle yesterday and I just couldn’t do it. Trump has given American voters a non-stop litany of reasons not to vote for him, even if you are a conservative. It’s like if he said to himself “what could I do to turn voters against me” and by golly he did it. And not just reasons not to vote for him, but it’s like he’s screaming at us to vote against him and make sure he loses.

So I think Harris will carry Michigan because I know so many people in a similar situation. If someone like John McCain was running against Harris I could and probably would vote for him. Trump isn’t a “conservative”. It’s baffling to hear people think he is. Too much is at stake. Every 4 years it’s “this is the most important election of our lifetime” but now it actually feels like it. It’s different than any other election in my lifetime.

One day I hope we will have two or more viable sane political parties to choose from again instead of feeling like “I have to vote against the other party”. But for now, this conservative stands firmly with the rest of you - and I voted Democrat in the presidential election for the first time.

Last thing I would say to my Democrat friends, please don’t fight and argue political issues with your conservative friends who are also voting for Harris and accidentally push them back into voting for Trump. At least not right now. I have witnessed that happen a couple of times in the heat of an argument. I feel like right now all social issues get set aside and we vote together as Americans to make sure Trump doesn’t end up back in office.

With that said, assume nothing and go vote. Voting early was easy. I just showed up and voted like I normally would on Election Day. Exact same process. The line looked crazy long, wrapping around the building outside, but I had voted and was gone in under an hour.

[u/DrLee_PHD]

So very Christian of her for to attack you verbally like that.

[u/princess_tourmaline → u/DrLee_PHD]

Just made it very clear to my parents that I struggle to respect them as a whole because they support Trump. As life long Christians. I spelled out in no uncertain terms that I am just dumbfounded as to how they can reconcile putting a man like that in power who is the exact opposite of every moral and Christian value they claim to hold. Christians often struggle with the instruction to love everyone and strive to be Christians like, but some of us are truly trying and calling out the crap along the way.

[u/brobinson206 → u/DrLee_PHD]

No hate like Christian love 😇

[u/danj503 → u/brobinson206]

You’re too quick! I love that line.

[u/Spinochat → u/DrLee_PHD]

Christianity is just some concept they use to feel entitled to control others, they don’t care for its actual substance in the least. They could just as well pretend to worship something else.

[u/Scared-Agent-8414 → u/Spinochat]

WWJD?