Did you vote for my daughter or her rapist?
I voted for my daughter, but 5 out of 10 of you did not, and every single vote for Donald Trump emboldened my daughter's rapist.
On November 5th 2024, our democracy didn’t just elect a president, we elected a leader, and that leader is not only a convicted criminal, he has been held liable for sexual assault.
When I walked into the office the morning of November 6th my employer and my co-worker were mid conversation. I teared up a little. I couldn’t imagine how I could get through a work day after one of the world’s most powerful nations elected a lawfully proven sex offender into their highest office. My peers looked up at me when I sat down and I tried my best to hold it together. If I remember correctly I took a stab at light humor to soften the edge. It didn’t work. Within minutes what burst from my lips was—
“I am not okay. My daughter was raped, and we just elected a rapist to become president of the United States.”
The cries are still so ugly. I don’t know if you can ever cry enough to make your sobbing pain polite. Some things just hurt too much.
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