I recently read an article written by a woman named Emily Snook. She claims to be solidly and actively pro-life, and a committed Evangelical Christian. However, after very careful consideration, she claims to have voted for Kamala Harris (well, she voted for Joe Biden, but her reason for doing it was because Harris was on the ticket). She titled her article: The Complicated Feelings of Being Both Pro-life & Pro-Kamala as VP (You can read the article yourself at: https://sbcvoices.com/the-complicated-feelings-of-being-both-pro-life-pro-kamala-as-vp-emily-snook).
When I first saw the headline of this article, I was very curious: Why would someone who is strongly pro-life and an avowed Evangelical Christian vote for someone who is militantly pro-abortion, and who does not think at all highly of Christians? I did not have to get very far into the article to find the answer.
In a nutshell, her reason for voting for the Biden/Harris ticket was because she believed that by putting a woman in the White House, it would open doors for other women to attain high office in the future. She stated very directly that she believed that there were no good choices on the ballot for President, and that, ultimately, it would not matter which person she voted for. So, she made the choice that she felt would ultimately best promote her values. Her approach to voting was that she wanted to think long term rather than short term. That is, even if someone bad was elected this time, it could create a situation where there was a woman in the White House, and it would open doors for women in the future. In her mind, that would outweigh the bad things the president might do in the present.
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