New York Times columnist makes ‘conservative’ case to vote Kamala Harris
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New York Times columnist David French revealed he was going to cast his vote for Vice President Harris in November because he wanted to "save conservatism."
French, identifying himself as pro-life and someone who supported the landmark Dobbs decision, argued that Donald Trump and the "MAGA movement" have pushed the Republican Party away from "Reaganite conservatism."
French, an "evangelical conservative," according to his author page, wrote in his column that a Democratic victory was the only way conservatives would have a chance to fix the Republican Party.
"If Harris wins, the West will still stand against Vladimir Putin, and conservative Americans will have a chance to build something decent from the ruins of a party that was once a force for genuine good in American life," he argued.
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He cited lying, political violence and threats of violence as reasons he would not cast his vote for the GOP candidate.
"Let’s take an assertion that should be uncontroversial, especially to a party that often envisions itself as a home for people of faith: Lying is wrong. I’m not naïve; I know that politicians have had poor reputations for honesty since Athens. But I have never seen a human being lie with the intensity and sheer volume of Donald Trump," French wrote.
French argued that voting Democrat would