Not Voting for Trump

A friend sent me this piece by an unknown author, and I thought I'd share it on Viewpoint because it expresses how a lot of Trump voters feel, especially those who voted for someone other than Trump in the primary round. I've edited it somewhat:

That moment when someone says, "I can't believe you would vote for Trump.” I simply reply, “I'm not voting for Trump.”

I'm voting for the First Amendment and freedom of speech and religion.
I'm voting for the Second Amendment and my right to defend my life and my family.
I'm voting for the next Supreme Court Justice(s) to protect the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
I’m voting for the continued appointment of Federal Judges who respect the Constitution and the Bill of Rights.
I'm voting for freedom and against communism and socialism.
I'm voting for reducing inflation and the continued growth of my retirement.
I'm voting for a return of our troops from foreign countries and the end of America’s involvement in foreign conflicts.
I'm voting for the police to be funded and respected once again and for keeping criminals off of our streets.
I'm voting for keeping our jobs in America and not outsourced all over the world. I want goods made in the USA.
I'm voting for secure borders and for legal immigration.
I'm voting for doing away with all of the freebies given to people who broke the law to get here while the needs of American citizens often go unmet.
I'm voting for the military and the veterans who fought for this country to give the American people their freedoms.
I'm voting for the unborn babies who have a right to live.
I'm voting for peace in the Middle East.
I'm voting for those victimized by sex trafficking and other forms of human trafficking.
I'm voting for the right to speak my opinion and not be censored.
I'm voting for teaching our children basic academic disciplines instead of indoctrinating them into Woke ideology.
I'm not just voting for a person. I'm voting for the future of my children and my country, and I believe that Trump and Vance are the best means by which all of the above gets accomplished.

Maybe the person who wrote this is wrong. Maybe Harris and Walz are more likely to deliver on these desiderata than are Trump and Vance, but, if so, I wish the public would be shown what in the record of the Democratic candidates justifies confidence that that is so.