I took the time to listen to an entire Trump stump speech. I had to. I have to fully believe I am making the right choice with my vote. Now I am certain. I cannot in good faith vote for Donald Trump because he has no plan or any real expectation of forming a plan that supports and promotes what I see as American values.
This is not about Clinton. I know exactly what Clinton offers. I saw and later reviewed her history as a first lady, a senator, and most recently Secretary of State. That last roll is what has her in hot water with voters. The ’email scandal’ is born out of a failed effort to pin the ‘Benghazi scandal’ square on the shoulders of Clinton. In one of many many many hearings and probes the email server was discovered and that became the new scandal–the new dog whistle for the party loyal. Here is what it really boils down to: Even they know the candidate their party chose is not someone they can stand behind. SO they made it about ‘how corrupt she is’.
So I listened and I waited to see him say something of value; waited for words that indicated a political strategy that could survive the rigors of congress. Nope. Not a real thing. He did nothing over the course of the speech but spit hate at Clinton and blame the media for, well, everything. While hate is sustainable it is not productive in the political realm. It is not what we need leading our nation through what looks to be headed towards being a tough and delicate time in our history.
Right now we need someone a bit smarter.