Also, ask this: WHO IS MORE LIKELY TO LEARN?
Here. An example from Obama.
When he took the White House, he was against marriage equality.
By the time he left it, he was joyfully attending same-sex weddings and showing his support. In his own words, he evolved on the issue.
He didn’t do it in a vacuum. During his years in the White House he talked to people, read books and reports, prayed, and most importantly HE LISTENED. He realized his position was incorrect, and revised it. LIKE A GOOD AND FUNCTIONING ADULT.
So now I want you to imagine the people on the top three tiers of your ballot: President, governor (if applicable), and House/Senate.
Think about each candidate and an issue on which the two of you disagree.
Now imagine you have the chance to have coffee with these candidates, and have a conversation.
Which candidates end the conversation with “you’ve certainly given me something to think about” or “I’ll have to look into that, it’s an interesting viewpoint” or “thank you for sharing your experiences with me”?
Which ones brush you off, never let you speak, insist you’re wrong, condescend to you, move the goalposts?
The people in that first category are the ones you want to vote for. I literally voted for someone once because I asked her opinion on a bill and she said “you know what? I haven’t had the chance to read it yet. But give me your email, I’ll make it a point to get back to you in the next few days” AND SHE DID. It helped a lot that her stances on education and M4A mostly matched my own, but the moment I got that email sealed the deal for me. It takes a lot to say “I don’t know enough to have an informed opinion, let me learn.”
Do you agree with Biden? Maybe not. Probably not. I don’t. But the old advice is to vote for the candidate you can imagine having a beer with, AND THIS IS WHY. You can talk to that candidate. YOU CAN ASK THEM TO LOOK AT YOUR SIDE. And that matters.
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