After listening to yesterday’s speech by Liz Cheney—a dyed in the wool Republican all her life—I’ve decided to vote for Kamala Harris. I’d like to contribute to the message that we don’t like, believe, trust, or endure Donald Trump.
Until today, I was going to vote for a third party, probably Jill Stein, because I like to protest the two-party system in the United States.
Cheney’s speech, though, reminded me that a vote for a leading candidate can be a protest vote. Protesting the end of democracy (Donald Trump’s trajectory) addresses a problem that is even more dire than the duopoly itself. My message to those who find themselves with divided allegiances: vote for Harris in 2024 if for no other reason than so you can vote for someone else in 2028.
Here’s Cheney’s entire October 3 speech in Wisconsin (cued up, however, to skip her prefatory remarks):
Here’s an infamous response that Donald Trump made, following Cheney’s support of Harris (1 minute):