The Faster of Two Phoenixes

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Ricochet: The Faster of Two Phoenixes

Brian Wolf / May 31, 2016 / 40 COMMENTS

 

I have been a Republican since I was eight years old. Reagan was my gateway into the party, and I followed his presidency any way I could. When I was nine, I watched the nightly news and talked about media bias with my father who was a Reagan Democrat. I was not old enough to vote until the first Clinton election and I have voted Republican ever since. I even won $100 off of a liberal college professor because I bet that Newt Gingrich would take the House in 1994. I love the conservative movement and I have always worked to make the Republican party more conservative.

 

So that brings me to Trump. I supported Governor Scott Walker, Senator Marco Rubio, and then Senator Ted Cruz. I implored all my friends and family to vote against Trump and for whomever was most likely to win in a given state But while I thought I was comfortable in the #NeverTrump camp, I’ve found that stance to be increasingly troubling. I can’t imagine not voting against Clinton and I feel that is my patriotic duty to oppose her at nearly any cost. And yet, Trump is also horrible.