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In the first federal election in which I was old enough to vote, I helped re-elect Ronald Reagan. In subsequent presidential elections, I have voted for Republicans and for Libertarians (I voted Libertarian in 1992, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, and 2020), but never for a Democrat.

I have made a campaign donation to help elect Kamala Harris, and fully intend to vote for her on November 5. I do not agree with many of her policy proposals, and do not think that she is notably wise or ethical, but she is not a Russian asset, does not proclaim her intention to be a dictator on day one, has not announced that if she is elected, her supporters will never have to vote again, does not promise retribution against her opponents, does not have a record of massive corruption, is not a moron, and does not give evidence of having sunk into dementia from Alzheimer’s disease and/or tertiary syphilis. These are things which cannot be said for Donald Trump.

In the past two elections, where Dishonest Donald was a candidate, it did not seem that Virginia could plausibly go either way, so I could vote Libertarian without much danger of throwing the election from a poor candidate to a horrible candidate. This year, I have decided to do my bit to help Ms Harris win Virginia’s electoral votes, and also get a majority of the popular vote nationwide. I did, as I have mentioned in an earlier post, make a campaign contribution to support Chase Oliver, and I do not regret it. I hope that he gets some votes, and helps remind the public and the politicians that libertarian-inclined voters exist, and cannot be safely ignored.

But I say to my fellow citizens: if you live in a state like Wyoming or Massachusetts, which is not remotely in play, then you can vote for a third party candidate according to your conscience. If, however, you do not, then I respectfully call on you to help preserve constitutional government and keep America from becoming a Russian puppet by voting for Harris.