I’ve already been clear that I am supporting Harris in 2024 but before I explain the why and how of my support I thought it would be helpful to provide some context. In short, my support is not coming from being a longtime fan of Harris.
I have never been a fan of Donald Trump but when he got elected I gave him every chance to prove me wrong. The only way he ever proved me wrong is that I somewhat underestimated exactly how terrible he would be for the country.
In 2020 Joe Biden was not my first choice to run against Trump but I voted for him without hesitation when he was the nominee (first time I’ve voted for a Democratic candidate for president). Before Joe even got elected I argued that he should be a one-term president based on his age. When he decided to run again I was disappointed that nobody seriously challenged him for the nomination. When the possibility of him exiting the race began to gain steam the last thing I wanted was for the party to simply fall back to Kamala Harris.
I would have voted for a comatose Joe Biden rather than vote for Trump and I knew I would vote for Harris over Trump but that was because there were no other reasonable options. When Harris began her campaign I was happy that Biden had stepped aside but sad that he had endorsed her as his replacement in the same breath. Suffice it to say, on July 21st I was expecting to resignedly vote for Harris in November.
