What a vote for Trump really means to me

This tweet stream, from a conservative woman, reflects exactly what I think about the people I know who are still choosing to vote for Trump. I love you all and I will not stop loving you and being friends with you. I really do respect your right to disagree with me on politics or on any issue, but this is bigger then just a disagreement on politics, economics or policy. This is about you refusing to stand up and say I will never let women be treated this way. It breaks my heart because the reality is you have lost a little of my respect and I will probably never see you quite the same way. Because as much as you want to decry it, a vote for Trump is condoning his attitudes and his behavior. It is telling our young people, especially our young men, that this kind of behavior is normal and acceptable. It is telling our girls and young women that you think holding to a party line is more important then standing up for them. And that just makes me sad and angry.

ADDITION: I want to add another thought to this. I get why some of you don’t want to vote for Clinton. I understand your positions against her. I have reservations too. BUT, I would rather see you not vote for president and just vote the down ballot then vote for Trump and continue to condone his words and attitudes.

Marybeth ‏@MBGlenn 10h10 hours ago

So let me get this straight: I, a conservative female, have spent years defending the Republican Party against claims of sexism. 1/

When I saw Republican men getting attacked I stood up for them. I came to their defense. I fought on their behalf. 2/

I fought on behalf of a movement I believed in. I fought on behalf of my principles while other women told me I hated my own sex. 3/

Not only charges of sexism, but I defended @marcorubio during Go8, I fought in my state to stop the @ScottWalker recall, etc…

Now some Trojan horse nationalist sexual predator invades the @GOP, eating it alive, and you cowards sit this one out? 5/

He treats women like dogs, and you go against everything I — and other female conservatives — said you were & back down like cowards. 6/

Get this straight: We don’t need you to stand up for us, YOU needed to stand up for us for YOU. For YOUR dignity. For YOUR reputation. 7/

Jeff Sessions says that he wouldn’t “characterize” Trump’s unauthorized groping of women as “assault.” Are you kidding me?! 8/

Others try to rebuke his comments, yet STILL choose to vote for a sexual predator — because let’s be honest, that’s what he is. 9/

“What he said is wrong, and the way he treats women is wrong, but it’s not wrong enough for me to not vote for him.” Thanks, cowards. 10/

Various men in the movement are writing it off as normal, confirming every stereotype the left has thrown at them. So I’m done. 11/

I’m sooo done. If you can’t stand up for women & unendorse this piece of human garbage, you deserve every charge of sexism thrown at you. 12

I’m just one woman, you won’t even notice my lack of presence at rallies, fair booths, etc., You won’t really care that I’m offended 13/

by your silence, and your inability to take a stand. But one by one you’ll watch more women like me go, & you’ll watch men of 14/

ACTUAL character follow us out the door. And what you’ll be left with are the corrupt masses that foam at the mouth every time you step 15/

Outside the lines. Men who truly see women as lesser beings, & women without self-respect. & your “guiding faith” & “principles” will be 16/

Attached to them as well. And when it’s all said and done, all you’ll have left is the party The Left always accused you of being. Scum. 17/