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DemocratSinceBirth

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Thu Jun 25, 2020, 09:33 AM Jun 2020

She Wanted to Be a Republican President. She's Voting for Biden.

Republicans who say Donald Trump should lose in November but insist they won’t vote for Joe Biden aren’t being honest, Carly Fiorina argues.

Fiorina was a Republican candidate for president just four years ago, and was briefly Ted Cruz’s prospective running mate. Trump needs to go, she says—and that means she’s voting for Biden.

Fiorina is not going to keep quiet, write in another candidate, or vote third-party. “I’ve been very clear that I can’t support Donald Trump,” she told me, in an interview that can be heard in full on the latest episode of The Ticket. “And elections are binary choices.” She struggled with the decision, and whether to go public. But she said that this struggle is one Republicans need to have—including those who have rationalized supporting Trump despite their disagreements, because of some of his policies or judicial appointments.


As citizens, our vote is more than a check on a box. You know, it’s a statement about where we want to go, and I think what we need now actually is real leadership that can unify the country,” she said. “I am encouraged that Joe Biden is a person of humility and empathy and character. I think he’s demonstrated that through his life. And I think we need humility and empathy everywhere in public life right now. And I think character counts.”

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/06/carly-fiorina-vote-biden/613474/

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She Wanted to Be a Republican President. She's Voting for Biden. (Original Post) DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2020 OP
The slow drip drip. Hope to see more of these. riversedge Jun 2020 #1
I'm glad she's speaking out. I hope more follow her lead. Arkansas Granny Jun 2020 #2
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