I ran for office as a Republican in Virginia, but now I'm voting for the Dem. candidate for governor
Matt Walton
In 2015, my name was on the ballot to become a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. I had an "R" next to my name. On November 2nd, I will be voting for Democrat and former Governor Terry McAuliffe to be Virginia's next governor. I've chosen to support McAuliffe because the GOP has lost its way, and the Republican candidate, Glenn Youngkin, hasn't earned my support or vote.
In 2016, I joined over 70 Republicans who urged the RNC to cut support for Trump, a group that would be labeled #NeverTrump Republicans. Throughout the Trump presidency this group saw how the party failed to stand up to the immoral, and, according to many legal experts, illegal activities of Trump while he was in office. On January 5, 2021, after it was clear that the GOP was going to stand by Trump in defeat, I made the decision to leave the Republican Party and become an independent.
After Virginia Republicans decided, through a closed convention, to have businessman Glenn Youngkin as their nominee, it became clear to me that Youngkin was not fit for office and that I would need to not only just vote McAuliffe, but actively support him.
The events of the January 6 insurrection played a key role in supporting McAulliffe. Youngkin has made "election integrity" a key component of his campaign, even creating a task force with membership cards.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/ran-office-republican-virginia-now-123200125.html
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