Today has become a very strange day. It’s the day after the 2016 Presidential election, and in our home, we are somber. Our somberness is interesting because we aren’t surprised by the outcome, but we are disappointed. There was a lot to process over the past 18 months, and when it came down to it, America spoke their mind. As of now, Donald Trump will be named in history books as the 45th president of the United States of America. That’s fact. Another fact, that I am now ready to admit as a woman, is that I wasn’t with her. Hillary did not have my vote, until November 7th, when I had to send in my ballot. Why? Because I did the research.
It is my constitutional right as an American to vote. It’s also my right to do the research during every single election. I have to sit with my decision for 4 years, so it seems self-explanatory to do your homework about the candidates that want to become president, right? Well, from what I’ve seen so far during this election (and many elections before), that’s not the case. I wasn’t with her because she had to convince me that she was FOR me. I had to do my own digging to see if she would take care of our black/christian/military/pro-choice/LGBT supportive/blue collar family. No, she did not receive my vote because she’s a woman and so am I. No, she did not receive my vote because I needed to join the bandwagon that others were hopping onto. She had to earn it, and it took her until November 7th to do so.
While it feels like we simultaneously have no words and all the words when it comes to the finale of this election, there are a few things we all need to confess to. This is my confession. What’s yours?
If you want to know the big reasons why I wasn’t with Hillary Clinton, I managed to hop onto Facebook Live to express it. I shared some secrets. I made confessions. And I shared my wish for the next 4 years. It’s time we all got real with one another. I wasn’t with her, but I want to know why others are with him. I’m ready to listen.
LOVE THIS.
You’re quickly becoming one of my favorite bloggers! I’m so glad I found you.
Thank you, Cheyanne!
I wanted to vote for her but I just could not in good conscience vote for her because of her stance on abortion. Early abortion, while I still don’t agree with it, I accept that. BUT — late term abortion at 9 months to me is murder and I just could not vote for her because of that reason. I also hated that she wanted to take away my rights to protect my family in my home when someone breaks in. Guns don’t kill people — it is the people who kill people and missing the right to bear arms and protect myself is another reason why I could not vote for her.
I did not care for DJT either, but I knew voting for a 3rd party would waste my vote, so I chose to vote for DJT because he offered me those two options where she didn’t.
If her stance on those two issues alone would have been different, I would have voted for her. She just did not give me a lot to go on. Being a Christian, when she talked, I felt like she was degrading me for my religion and that I was unimportant to her, that my faith was not important and meant nothing, so I chose to vote for DJT.
Thanks for sharing your heart. I know that I can always count on you to be real and be honest!