This is what I mean by Trump fatigue:
“Regarding “Republicans for Harris,” I see no reason to pretend there’s a good policy case for voting for her, and I find attempts to do so disingenuous. I’ve caught a lot of flak for saying I’m right-leaning and considering her, but I’m not obscuring my intent or goals. If I vote for Harris, it will be solely to show the GOP what happens when it morphs from political party to deranged cult.
I’ve voted for plenty of down ballot Republicans in the Trump era, as long as they’re within the realm of normalcy, and specifically for balance in a blue-ish state like Virginia. But I will never vote for Trump, or for a Republican candidate who makes MAGA their entire personality. (For example, I voted for Youngkin. I would not have voted for his primary opponent, self-described “Trump in heels” Amanda Chase.)
Because of these decisions, I’ve been called everything from a right-wing extremist, to a Marxist, to a partisan Democrat, to a handmaiden. You name it. None of that bothers me. I’m used to people short-circuiting when they can’t easily comprehend my views or decisions. But I think all political observers would do well to understand that there are more people like me than perhaps they realize, mostly because they’re normies who don’t tweet about it. Do you think the Haley-Biden voters are all partisan Democrats? Do you think the people in Ohio who voted for DeWine but not Trump or Vance are Marxists, or are they independents who will often vote for Republicans if they aren’t insane?
Ultimately, the point here is twofold. You can find the oddly celebratory nature of some of the “Republicans for Harris” disingenuous. I do. But it’s also the case that voting explicitly against Trump is very appealing, and pretending that’s not happening, or it’s only partisan Democrats doing so, will lead you to miss a very big, and perhaps politically important, point.”
