While folks are simmering the defection of Tulsi Gabbard from the Democrat Party, who says she will now vote Republican, other “Democrats” appear prepared to make the same leap.
Civil Liberties Lawyer Jenin Younes says she can no longer vote for Democrats. It’s just too dangerous.
A lifelong Democrat writer and civil liberties attorney said Thursday she will vote Republican for the first time, motivated by what she sees as the left’s embrace of “authoritarian” measures during the COVID pandemic and censorship of opposing views.
“Though I was a lifelong Democrat until 2020, I will be voting red this November and in every election for the foreseeable future. I firmly believe that, despite my many disagreements with platforms of the Republican Party, it poses far less of a threat than Democrats,” Jenin Younes wrote on Twitter this week.
Though I was a lifelong Democrat until 2020, I will be voting red this November and in every election for the foreseeable future. I firmly believe that, despite my many disagreements with platforms of the Republican party, it poses far less of a threat than Democrats. 1/
— Jenin Younes (@Leftylockdowns1) October 17, 2022
“I would say I initially associated the Democrats with sticking up for the little guy, being anti-corporation, even anti-big government,” she said while appearing on “Fox & Friends.”
“Things have changed since then, and I would say especially with COVID where the Democrats really embraced authoritarian policies in terms of closing businesses and schools,” she added.
Younes lambasted Democrats’ notoriety for censorship, particularly through the Big Tech and social media crackdowns, adding that the issues she finds so important have made her consider voting Republican for some time.
Former Democrats speaking out after Tulsi Gabbard announces she’s leaving the ‘woke’ Democratic PartyVideo
She roasted progressive Democrats even further by dissecting their laser focus on gender ideology issues for children, including pronouns and gender-affirming treatments for minors.“[That’s] another issue I have with Democrats at this point in time. I want to emphasize that I don’t have a problem with adults being able to do what they want, but I have a problem with people pushing children to get surgeries and confusing them about their identity in this way,” Younes said.
Gabbard, for the record, is probably still more dangerous than your average RINO as a candidate. She’s carrying a lot of blue water with her. So any appreciation we may have for her standing up and publicly leaving the party of death is focused on her voting for Republicans instead of Democrats and any influence that may have on her party.
I wouldn’t vote for Republican Tulsi Gabbard until she’d demonstrated the inclination to be at least libertarian instead of a liberal progressive. In other words, we’ll take the votes, but we are not giving her any votes if she runs for something.
We also appreciate the influence she may have with other Democrats that do not like the direction socialists have chosen. This lot is comprised of millions of blue-collar and union voters. Like Gabbard and Younes, they are okay with adults doing as they please but uncomfortable with using policy to sexualize children. They don’t like free speech attacks or where the Left has led the economy.
Climate change might be on their radar but not at the expense of everything else, and that’s what has happened.
They won’t announce it on Twitter, Facebook, or even among friends or family. It is too risky. They are not prepared or equipped to face the assault that could come from a public announcement, even in groups perceived as friendly.
Most of them will vote Republican on a secret ballot in the privacy of a voting booth on November 8th. Maybe not every race, but at least a few. For all of Gabbard and Younes’ reasons and more.
HT | Liberty One News
