I’ve been a silent reader here at Daily Kos for a while, and this is my first time posting. I’ve always been a proud Democrat. I voted for Obama in the primaries and twice in the GE. This time I was really on the fence between Bernie and Hillary, but in the end voted for Hillary. If Bernie was our nominee, I would be supporting him 100% right now.
Last week I was gleeful (as many of us were) while the RNC became a circus on acid. But it also scared me. A lot.
I have a lot at stake right now. Besides the fact that Trump will destroy America, the results of the election will personally affect my family. You see, my husband and I, along with our 3 children, are able to afford health insurance because of the ACA. With the ACA we pay $303 a month. Without it, we would pay almost $600 a month and we would never be able to afford that. The AFA isn’t a perfect solution, but families like mine NEED it! And Trump and the Repubs want to do away with it.
I am also so scared of the racism Trump has encouraged and unleashed. My husband is African-American (I’m white), and we have 3 little boys. I’m terrified for my sons, my sweet, smart and amazing little boys, as well as my husband. We are very lucky to live in a very diverse community and a very blue state. But even in my state there are certain parts I would never want to take my kids, because of the shade of their skin- and I worry that the attitude in those areas against POC will get worse. I should also mention that my sister-in-law is Hispanic and my best friend’s husband is from the Middle East. To those of you who are young and white and want a revolution, I hear you and I get it. But please remember, there are those of us that have, quite literally, our lives on the line in this election.
If Hillary loses and Pence becomes our VP, someone who is extremely anti-choice, I really fear for the young women in this country. I had more than one abortion when I was in my teens and early 20’s, and if I hadn’t had that choice, I honestly don’t know I would have supported myself and a child (I had been on my own since I was 18, and did not have any family support).
This election is a lot more serious than leaked emails or plagiarized speeches. We need to, we have to, we MUST DEFEAT DONALD TRUMP! I get wanting to protest at the DNC and make your voice known. But it crosses the line when it actually starts hurting our chances for winning in November. Some of you may have a scorched Earth mentality, but that is not an option for me or my family. And right now the Republicans are gleefully reveling in the little circus us Democrats have going on. They WANT us to fight bitterly among each other, they want us to divide. Why should we let them enjoy that?
Please, I beg you all….for reasons I have stated, and many, many more I have not, please let’s unify! We Dems all want the same things, and even if there are some small differences between us we are miles and miles apart from The Republicans and Trump.