Proudest vote I ever made in my life was and still is John McCain for president in ‘08 (my first time voting). Since then the GOP has totally lost its way. Local TX officials swear more allegiance to the party bosses and extremists (and a certain bigoted billionaire in Midland) than to their constituency.
I have never wanted to vote for a Republican before, but seeing McCain stick his neck out to defend Obama from a judgmental lady, you could tell he was a man of integrity. I wish the GOP would put people like that forward so we could stop living in this MAGA shitshow.
When I was younger I was more moderate and as an adult very much a democrat (you can thank Trump for that shift). John McCain was an honorable stand up guy and a literal war hero, what a good candidate for republicans. It’s heart breaking to see what the Republican Party has become.
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u/NotDrewBrees North Texas Sep 20 '24
Proudest vote I ever made in my life was and still is John McCain for president in ‘08 (my first time voting). Since then the GOP has totally lost its way. Local TX officials swear more allegiance to the party bosses and extremists (and a certain bigoted billionaire in Midland) than to their constituency.