morekaos said:
You hear that bang?...it was a backfire!
I?m A Latino Democrat, But Thanks To The Kavanaugh Circus I?m Voting Republican In The Midterms
I am a college-educated, suburban, first-generation Latino immigrant. I voted for President Obama in 2008 and 2012. I find President Trump to lack the basic moral character that we should expect in our political leaders and did not consider, even for a moment, voting for him in 2016. After watching how Senate Democrats and the media handled the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, however, I will be voting Republican in 2018 and for Trump in 2020.
https://www.realclearpolitics.com/2018/09/28/i039m_a_dem--thanks_to_court_circus_i039m_voting_republican_454688.html
This will snowball...this is the October surprise!!!
I?m An Immigrant, Minority Woman Going Republican Over Democrats? Treatment Of Kavanaugh
All it took was Democrats? treatment of Brett Kavanaugh over the last few weeks to turn me into that elusive creature: a minority, immigrant woman who supports Republicans.
I have become a unicorn. My metamorphosis didn?t require a magic spell or potion, or even a trip to a well-reviewed plastic surgeon to add a horn to my head. All it took was Democrats? treatment of Brett Kavanaugh over the last few weeks to turn me into that elusive creature: a minority, immigrant woman who supports Republicans.
I moved to the United States from Trinidad and Tobago eight years ago when I married my husband, Christopher, former U.S. Supreme Court justice Antonin Scalia?s eighth (and, in my opinion, most lovable) child. Some people might read that and think, ?Well, that?s no surprise then; Justice Scalia?s daughter-in-law is hardly likely to be anything but Republican!?
But they would be wrong. I?ve always considered myself politically moderate: I am unapologetically pro-life, but my views on affirmative action, Black Lives Matter, and gun control made me sympathize strongly with Democratic perspectives and occasionally led to arguments with my husband and father-in-law.
That sense of political homelessness was a big reason that I was never in a hurry to become an American citizen. I figured I?d do it eventually, but not having a strong connection to either party, feeling unsure of where I fit into America?s strange political landscape, meant it was low on my list of priorities.
Fast-forward to 2018, and Kavanaugh?s nomination to the Supreme Court. Protests and vows to block him by any means, ?using every available tool,? followed almost immediately. Anybody paying attention knew that things were about to get interesting. Unfortunately, things got less interesting than ugly and convinced me that Democrats are not who they claim to be.
The party that established itself as a champion for the voiceless, powerless, and wrongfully accused, betrayed its values and launched a vicious attack on Kavanaugh that left him voiceless, powerless, and completely incapable of defending himself. Against all logic and good faith, they released uncorroborated allegations of sexual misconduct to the public, counting on the backdrop of the Me Too movement to make them that much harder to criticize or ignore. I still cannot reconcile these actions with the social and criminal justice reform platforms that Democrats campaign on.
http://thefederalist.com/2018/10/05/im-immigrant-minority-woman-going-republican-democrats-treatment-kavanaugh/
