Voting for Trump is morally intolerable. So is doing nothing to stop Harris. Either way, I violate my conscience.
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Left: Vice President Kamala Harris addresses members of the National Association of Black Journalists in Philadelphia, Pa., September 17, 2024. Right: Republican presidential nominee and former president Donald Trump speaks during a Fox News town hall hosted by Sean Hannity in Harrisburg, Pa., September 4, 2024.
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We come to the choice. However long it may take to resolve the counting, tomorrow will deliver us either to a Kamala Harris presidency that extends Democratic control of the executive branch to 16 out of 20 years between 2009 and 2028, or a return of Donald Trump to the presidency. As an opinion writer and an advocate for a set of ideas, I have my own choices to make — what vote to cast, and whether and how to defend that vote to my readers.
So I will put my cards on the table now.
About the Author
Dan McLaughlin is a senior writer at National Review Online and a fellow at National Review Institute.
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We come to the choice. However long it may take to resolve the counting, tomorrow will deliver us either to a Kamala Harris presidency that extends Democratic control of the executive branch to 16 out of 20 years between 2009 and 2028, or a return of Donald Trump to the presidency. As an opinion writer and an advocate for a set of ideas, I have my own choices to make — what vote to cast, and whether and how to defend that vote to my readers.
So I will put my cards on the table now.
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About the Author
Dan McLaughlin is a senior writer at National Review Online and a fellow at National Review Institute.
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