I saw a post today that indicated that anyone who supports the #MeToo movement, and votes for Biden, is a hypocrite.
Here is the problem I see....
I'm not defending Biden against the allegations at all! I didn't vote for him in the primaries (I voted for Warren before she dropped from the race, as my state is one of the ones to vote earlier in the process). What I may be forced to accept is Biden as the Democratic nominee, because that is how things are shaping up now that Sanders has also dropped out of the race, and there are no other real contenders. So what do we have (minus any third party candidates, because we know none of them really stand a chance to win)? We have candidates on both sides who have sexual assault and/or harassment claims made against them! So either way, this is going to be a reality for whichever candidate wins this election. The fact that they BOTH have this same black mark against them forces me to disregard that black mark, and look further on to the rest of the issues.
Now, I'm not going to make a case for Biden here....that is for you, the rest of the voters, to decide for yourself. I'm simply pointing out that a vote for Biden does not make me a hypocrite at this point, as I really don't have much choice but to vote for a candidate with such a black mark against them...they BOTH have it. At this point, I'm voting on the remainder of the issues, and what I feel is best for this country as a whole. We've done 4 years of Trump (almost), and we are a mess! It's time to do something different!