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I vote for Trump. Harris is too left

Umito October 31, 2024

We are a nation suffering from the persistent pain of inflation, with a growing and unsustainable debt, in a world where wars threaten to escalate into global conflict. We cannot afford to stay the course.

I’m a Republican, but I don’t like Donald Trump. I also don’t identify with MAGA Republicans, especially followers of a cult the former president has here in Texas.

The riot at the Capitol on January 6, 2021, encouraged by Trump, was the watershed moment that forced me to abandon my previous support for him. This was an egregious incident in American history.

For many reasons, I could convincingly argue that Trump is unfit for presidency. I will always be disappointed that Republican primary voters chose him again to represent millions of conservatives.

However, I will vote for Trump in this election. Around 75 million Americans, perhaps more, will also vote for him. Here’s why.

Donald Trump is stronger in politics

When I was young and idealistic, I worried about a multitude of issues. As a purist, I would probably written in a candidate if Trump had been on the ballot when I was able to vote in my first or second election.

But I think it’s short-sighted and stupid now. There is so much at stake. Three things matter to me in this election: foreign policy, the economy and border security. Trump has shown he can handle all of this.

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ economic plans are appalling. They purely reflect socialist ideasincluding the distribution of down payments for houses and a series of “free” programs. America will go bankrupt trying to pay for the bloated bureaucracy Harris planned.

Under the Biden-Harris economy, inflation has reached a record high. A 40-year high of 9.1% only two years ago. Grocery pricesto rent out, mortgage rates And car prices remain high. As a result, many Americans are struggling to afford their basic necessities.

Trump’s tax cuts, which he could extend if elected, are almost enough to get my vote. Middle- and upper-class Americans pay way more than their fair share of taxes. Most families would be better off – and boost the economy – with a few more dollars in their bank account.

I hope Trump does not implement his consider imposing additional tariffs on imports, but I prefer his economy to President Joe Biden’s, any day of the week. Inflation was manageable under Trump, and deregulate the energy sector would be a boon for everyone.

Foreign policy is another crucial issue. Under the Biden-Harris administration, the United States appeared weak. On Israel’s war against Hamas, made possible in part by the Biden administration’s decision to lift sanctions against IranAt withdrawal from Afghanistan and Russia’s war against Ukraine, the world is dangerously unstable.

As a billionaire hedge fund manager Bill Ackman said in a viral interview“All of this has led to a world on fire.”

In politics, perception is powerful, and Trump is more likely to be seen as a stronger leader than Harris. He is nothing more than a dealmaker, and that is what America needs at this moment in world history. If Trump reinstates sanctions on Iran and succeeds in ending the growing alliance between Russia, China, North Korea and Iran, peace could be possible.

Another point in Trump’s favor: the southern border of the United States must be taken seriously again. This is a matter of national security.

Under the Biden-Harris administration, Trump-era policies were reversed, allowing 8 million migrants to enter the United States. according to Axios. More than 1.7 million people entered the country illegally avoiding the border patrol. And smugglers transported about 50,000 pounds of deadly fentanyl across the border.

If he does nothing else, Trump will secure the border for the well-being of American citizens.

Kamala Harris is too extreme

I can’t vote for Harris. I don’t know how even moderates can do it.

The Democratic Party spent the last four years blaming Trump for undermining democracy, but then replaced our aging and inconsistent duly elected president as candidate with Harris after primary season ended and she won no Democratic votes. It is the Democratic Party that has fractured the democratic process.

It was difficult to pin Harris on what she believes. His escapes are strategic and blatant. But when his ideas are clear, they reveal the Democratic Party’s embrace of progressivism.

Harris, alongside Biden, has had four years to implement policies that would improve the lives of Americans. They failed. Gallup released a poll this month showing that 52% of Americans say they and their families are worse off today that four years ago. Only 39% said they were better off; 9% said they were about the same.

In 2024, we are a nation suffering from the continuing pain of soaring inflation, with growing and unsustainable debt, in a world where devastating wars threaten to escalate into global conflict. Now is not the time to stay the course for another four years.

Tens of millions of Americans will vote for Trump

Three types of people will vote for Trump in this election, and it’s important that liberals and the mainstream media – but I repeat – understand that.

Voters like me are conservatives who don’t like Trump because we think he doesn’t represent true conservative ideas. I am also repelled by his character flaws and legal issues.

The second category of Trump voters are center-right Americans who do not find their values or ideas represented in the far-left version of the Democratic Party that Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, represent. .

The last type of person who votes for Trump is someone who really likes him. They think it defies norms, goes against trends and represents marginalized Central America elector. They love that he gossips about the golf courses he owns and yet dons a McDonald’s apron to learn how to make fries. They don’t care that he’s not a clear, consistent ideologue, because he’s not.

Millions of voters are attracted to Trump because he seems pro-American, pro-military and pro-life. To these conservatives − a majority of the 74.2 million Americans who voted for him in 2020 − Trump is a fighter, a double survivor of assassination attempts and a symbol of the American dream.

I don’t see Trump that way, but I understand the opinions of those who do. It is important that these views are seen and heard. And it’s incredibly damaging and insulting when the current president refers to those of us who will vote for Trump as “garbage” ‒ even in the event of an error.

This election, Donald Trump will attract these three types of voters by the millions. I will be among them.

Nicole Russell is an opinion columnist for USA TODAY. She lives in Texas with her four children. Sign up for his newsletter, The Right Trackand receive it in your inbox.