Out of the Red Closet
I voted for Trump 3 times. I never told anyone. Out of fear of losing Friends. Worried that my liberal Family would judge me. I was raised Democrat. When you are Latin, you vote Blue no matter what. You’re a woman, you vote blue. (I did vote for Obama. I wasn’t a fan of Mitt Romney.) Voting Blue was most of my life. Then Trump showed up.
He is from NYC like me. A successful business man and now hes running for President. Interesting. I spent the time watching interviews and debates. I really liked what he had to say in 2016. I voted Red for the first time in my life. And only my Husband knew about it at the time.
FYI. My Husband has been a Republican since before we got married and I was still voting Blue in the early years of my marriage.
My Husband has always allowed me to do what I want and think how I want. He is not the reason I switched to Red.
ANYWAYS, back to what I saying. I dodged the political questions from my Family as best as I could. They assumed I voted Blue in 2016.
2020, Covid, BLM and George Floyd- What a crazy time. I wasn’t too happy with the way Trump handled it. He took way too long to address the nation after cars were on fire. People were destroying businesses. George Floyd was MURDERED. And Trump was silent.
I was annoyed. Angry. When is he going to put a stop to this madness? Rubber bullets to American people around the White House?
What in the world?!?!??
I was on the fence. I ALMOST voted for Biden. Last minute at the Ballot, I voted Red again.
Biden wins and everything hit the fan. January 6th at the Capitol. Gas prices soared. A box of cereal was $9. Mortgage Interest rates were 9%. War between Russia and Ukraine. War between Israel and Hamas. Non stop protests on college campuses. Haressment to the Jewish community. It didn’t look good. Biden did his best. He struggled mentally and it was sad to see. He was slowing down and had to step aside.
2024 Trump VS. Kamala. I really put in the work to listen to both sides. I watched every debate and interview. Even the VP’s. Tim Walz really does seem like a nice guy. He is polite and professional. I watched it ALL. Fox, CNN and MSNBC. Podcasts and Twitter.
This time I finally told my Mother. She was shocked and dissapointed. But I had to tell her the truth. I just didn’t think Kamala was a strong enough candidate. She couldn’t answer a question. She blamed Trump for everything. She couldn’t separate the ideas from what Biden did the last 4 years. She did great at the debate with Trump. I’ll give her that. But anytime someone asked her an unprepared question, she buckled under pressure. It was hard to watch and yet, I really thought Kamala might win this one.
Puerto Ricans were offended. Trump Supporters were compared to Garbage. Both sides were attacking each other. It was cringy.
And yes, I voted Red again and prayed for a miracle. We might lose this one. I was willing to accept it. But we didn’t. We won by a landslide. I didn’t gloat. I kept my peace. I just hope the next 4 years will be better for all Americans. A stronger border. A better economy. A United Country. Peace with foreign countries.
I changed my voters registration to Republican in 2024. My views and beliefs lean more conservatively. I’m not ashamed of it.
Trump is not perfect. No policitian is an Angel. At the end of the day, we are all sinners. I hope and pray Trump does his best to keep America safe and Healthy.
Maybe JD Vance and Tim Walz will be elected to run for 2028? That would be something :)
I am happy to finally say it out loud. I voted Red and I didn’t lose those that are important to me. It’s okay to have different opinions and still respect each other.
God Bless!
