A few weeks ago, at the much-anticipated Democratic National Convention, we witnessed the coronation of Kamala Harris. It was a star-studded event. We got the Obamas, the Clintons, Mindy Kaling, Kerry Washington, Kenan Thompson—and Oprah! Basically every Democratic A-lister you could think of came out in high fashion. (Kamala came out in a Chloé pantsuit.)
And then there were the Republicans: Mesa, Arizona mayor John Giles, former Trump White House staffer Olivia Troye, former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham, former Georgia lieutenant governor Geoff Duncan, and former U.S. representative from Illinois Adam Kinzinger.
The purpose of their speeches was not only to warn Americans about the dangers of Trump—a message we’ve heard over and over again since 2016—but to give other conservatives permission to do the same. To not just oppose Trump, but to vote for the Democrat.
Two of those conservatives are here with us today: David French and Sarah Longwell.
David is an evangelical, pro-life conservative. He’s a former attorney who has worked on high-profile religious liberty cases. He was a staff writer at National Review, a senior editor at The Dispatch, and now he’s an opinion columnist for The New York Times.
Sarah is a political strategist and founder of Republicans Against Trump (now called the Republican Accountability Project). She’s also the founder and publisher of the Never Trump opinion website, The Bulwark.
The policy positions Sarah and David hold are not in lockstep with Kamala’s, not even close. So I ask them: Why is Kamala worthy of their vote? What do they think about the chasm between their political positions and Kamala’s? And do they support Kamala because she’s not Trump, or do they actually see something in her?
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I’m a conservative who literally cried (not sobbed, but tears did run down my face) when Trump clinched the Republican nomination in 2016. I didn’t trust him, I despised his brash personality and his over exaggerating, he didn’t share my values, and I was sure it was the end of the Republican Party. However, the only politician I despised more was Hillary Clinton, and so I held my nose and voted for Trump. And although I still am not a fan of his hyperbole and braggadociousness, I am a fan of his stand on the most important issues and the fact that I know where he stands on these issues. I appreciate that he has taken the Republican Party and dragged it into the 21st century. McCain and Romney may have been more honorable in their losing elections, but at some point one has to fight fire with fire, and Trump was willing to take a page from the liberal playbook and WIN and implement policies that helped Americans overall. David French and Sarah Longwell suffer from severe TDS and have totally lost the plot if they think Kamala Harris and the Democrat Party are trustworthy or honest and deserving of my vote after the way they lied about and hid Biden’s dementia. Who is pulling the strings in Washington DC and controlling my country when it’s obvious neither Biden nor Harris are capable.
Edit: In the interest of fairness and impartiality will TFB be doing a podcast on 'The Democrats Voting for Donald'?