A Binary Choice-Again
Trump and Biden. Why are we here again?
Here we are again.
Conservative writer David French recently suggested that non-MAGA Republicans, including Nikki Haley voters like me, should consider voting for Joe Biden in the upcoming presidential election.
French went on to list several reasons for breaking with the party and voting for Biden, all of which I agree with. Despite my reluctance, I will vote for Biden in November for the same reasons I did in 2020.
But why are we here again? Why are Republicans opposed to Trump having to go through this all over again?
The failure of the GOP leadership to act in a timely manner to prevent Trump’s rise is one explanation. It has been suggested that Mitch McConnell should have voted to impeach the
former President in 2021 and that other presidential candidates should have been more assertive in condemning Trump. While I agree with these points, it is also worth considering that the NeverTrumpers may not have made enough of an effort to provide an alternative for the Republican Party. After the 2020 election, there was some discussion about the possibility of forming a third party or a group to oppose MAGA within the GOP, but it did not come to fruition.
