Oh Hush Up, She Explained.

 a Judgey McJudgersin shares mindset: (use Andy Rooney/David Sedaris voice)

 When should a candidate be disqualified from public office? 

I don’t mean as a legal matter, but as a matter of character. I don’t pretend the answer is easy. 

I definitely have my own lines—lines that Donald Trump clearly crossed, as did Roy Moore, and now Herschel Walker. If there’s strong evidence you’ve committed acts of domestic violence, abused or harassed women [Ed. note: it's ok to harass men/boys? why special protections for ladies? in 2022, really?], or paid for an abortion [Ed Note: Women pay for abortions, sir. The majority of them, I would bet.  No woman who's aborted her child gets your vote? Think this through... your "standards"], you’re not getting my vote. 

This is a low bar. It’s not too much to ask that American politics be cleansed of abusers and harassers.

Here’s another low bar. American politics should be purged of election deniers.  

If we learned anything on January 6, we learned that there is a cohort of Americans for whom stolen election claims are no game. They’ll believe that democracy itself is under attack, and they’ll take action. 

To this day I shudder to think what would have happened if Mike Pence had said yes to Donald Trump. That simple action could have precipitated the greatest constitutional and political crisis since 1861.

So I’ve added to my list. I won’t vote for or support abusers, harassers, or election deniers. I don’t care who they’re running against. I’ll sit out the election. I’ll write in. 

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Added:  I don't think the above is much of a representative viewpoint of many. We're forgivers. People's hearts change. From day to day.  to day to day. even.  If you know people from across the spectrum, you kinda get this.  If you accept it, it's up to you.  Hush up, she explained. Come live for the day. Too much manna rots and has you walking in circles, for years, leaderless and lost. inhale/exhale. Listen and do as He tells you.