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    I’m voting for Trump. Harris is too far to the left

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

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

    The Capitol riot on January 6, 2021, which Trump encouraged, was the turning point that forced me to withdraw my previous support of him. It was a blatant incident in American history.

    For many reasons, I could convincingly argue that Trump is unfit for the presidency. I will always be disappointed that the Republican primaries re-elected him to represent millions of conservatives.

    But I will vote for Trump this election. About 75 million Americans, perhaps more, will also vote for him. This is why.

    Donald Trump is stronger on policy

    When I was young and idealistic, I was concerned with a whole range of issues. As more of a purist, I probably would have written into a candidate if Trump had been on the ballot when I could vote in my first or second election.

    But I now find that short-sighted and stupid. There is so much at stake. To me, three things are important in these elections: foreign policy, the economy and border security. Trump has shown that he can handle it all.

    Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ economic plans are dire. They reflect purely socialist ideas, including handing out down payment assistance on homes and a host of “free” programs. America will go bankrupt trying to pay for Harris’ planned bloated bureaucracy.

    Under the Biden-Harris economy, inflation spiked to a 40-year high of 9.1% just two years ago. Grocery prices, rents, mortgage rates and car prices remain high. As a result, many Americans struggle to afford necessities.

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

    I hope Trump doesn’t implement his plan to impose additional tariffs, but I prefer his economy to President Joe Biden’s any day of the week. Inflation was manageable under Trump and deregulating the energy sector would be a boon for everyone.

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

    As 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 if not a dealmaker, and that is what America needs at this moment in world history. If Trump can reimpose sanctions on Iran and quell the growing alliance between Russia, China, North Korea and Iran, peace may be possible.

    Another issue in Trump’s favor: the US southern border must be taken seriously again. It’s 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 by bypassing border police. And smugglers moved an estimated 50,000 pounds of deadly fentanyl across the border.

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

    Kamala Harris is too extreme

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

    The Democratic Party spent the last four years scolding Trump for undermining democracy, but then replaced our duly elected, aging and incoherent president as its candidate with Harris after the primary season ended and she didn’t win a single Democratic vote. It is the Democratic Party that has disrupted the democratic process.

    It was difficult to pin Harris down on what she believes. Her evasions are strategic and blatant. But if her ideas are clear, they expose the Democratic Party’s embrace of progressivism.

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    Harris, working with Biden, 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 than they were four years ago. Only 39% said they are better off; 9% said they are about the same.

    In 2024, we will be a nation suffering the lingering pain of runaway inflation, with a growing and unsustainable debt burden, in a world where devastating wars threaten to spiral into global conflict. This is not the time to stay on this path for another four years.

    Tens of millions of Americans will vote for Trump

    There will be three types of people voting for Trump in this election, and it’s important that liberals and the mainstream news media—but I repeat myself—understand this.

    Voters like me are conservatives who don’t like Trump because we don’t think he represents true conservative ideas. I’m also disgusted by his character flaws and legal problems.

    The second category of Trump voters are right-center Americans who may 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 kind of people to vote for Trump are the ones who like him – a lot. They think he defies norms, ignores trends and represents the marginalized middle American voter. They like the fact that he strolls around the golf courses he owns and yet will don a McDonald’s apron to learn how to make fries. They don’t care that he isn’t an articulate, consistent ideologue, because they aren’t.

    Millions of voters are drawn to Trump because he seems pro-America, 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 two-time assassination survivor and a symbol of the American dream.

    I don’t see Trump that way, but I understand the views of those who do. It is important that these views are seen and heard. And it is incredibly damaging and insulting when the current president calls those of us who will vote for Trump “crap” — even when they are wrong.

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

    Nicole Russell is an opinion columnist at USA TODAY. She lives in Texas with her four children. Sign up for her newsletter, The Right Track, and get it in your inbox.

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