I prefer to vote by mail, and I received my ballot a couple of weeks back. I’ve been looking at it for a while, not very excited about my top options.

Recently, however, my feelings have shifted.

Vice President Kamala Harris, her Democratic companions, and the left-leaning mainstream media are all making me—a conservative who is definitely not part of the MAGA movement—seriously consider voting for former President Donald Trump.

And I’m not the only one feeling this way.

Harris and her liberal allies are starting to sound reminiscent of the Democrats from 2016, which is incredibly off-putting to voters like myself.

Most mainstream media outlets (with few exceptions) have abandoned the facade of impartial reporting this election season and have openly sided with Harris against Trump.

Take CBS News’ Norah O’Donnell, one of the moderators from this month’s vice presidential debate, as a prime example of the blatant bias found in today’s news media. With a straight face, O’Donnell shared her thoughts on the current state of the presidential race.

She started off discussing Harris: “The competition for every last undecided voter in key battleground states is heating up. Vice President Kamala Harris is focusing on disaffected Republican voters, teaming up with Liz Cheney in essential blue-wall states like Pennsylvania, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Cheney, a former influential Republican congresswoman, dubbed Harris a responsible adult today.”

Then, O’Donnell contrasted this by saying, “On the flip side, former President Donald Trump was back in North Carolina again promoting unfounded claims about FEMA and immigration. This follows a weekend where he hurled a crude comment about Harris, engaged in inappropriate locker room banter regarding the late golf icon Arnold Palmer, and staged a publicity stunt at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania.”

It’s nearly comical, if not for the serious implications involved.

Supporters of Harris remind me of Hillary Clinton, and it’s not appealing

Leading up to the 2016 election, Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential candidate, was constantly pointing out Trump’s brutish behavior, later labeling half of his supporters as a “basket of deplorables,” implying they shared his “sexist” and “racist” viewpoints.

(In retrospect, that wasn’t a wise move for Clinton.)

Similarly, Clinton emphasized her status as the first female presidential candidate in U.S. history, implying that all women should align their votes with her, regardless of their political beliefs. If they chose not to vote for her, it suggested that men in their lives were influencing them.

Such statements were degrading to women back then, and they still are today. Moreover, they proved ineffective.

Nonetheless, the media and Harris’ supporters haven’t hesitated to recycle that rhetoric.

For instance, progressive activist Jess Piper in Missouri recently posted on social media: “White women: your vote is private. I don’t care about the signs your husbands put in your yards or what your pastor preaches. You can vote with your conscience. You can vote thinking of your children and grandchildren. No one will know.”

What?

Additionally, The New York Times recently published an entire article discussing how gender plays a crucial role in this election, asserting that Harris could become the first female president, which allegedly makes many men uneasy: “Some female supporters of Harris express concern that men in their lives might struggle to support a woman, particularly one who is both Black and South Asian, even if they won’t openly admit it.”

However, the men in my life are not concerned with Harris’ race or gender. What they do care about is her policies—or lack thereof.

And so do the women.

Harris wants to frame this election as about ‘democracy.’ Have you heard her talk about it?

Harris has failed to clearly outline what her presidency would entail and what her actual beliefs are; instead, she’s fixated solely on Trump and past events.

This week, she and former Republican Representative Liz Cheney traveled across several battleground states promoting the slogan “Country Over Party.”

Their focus? They view Trump as a threat to democracy, especially in light of the events following the 2020 election and the Capitol riot on January 6, 2021.

You might think that Harris has thoroughly contemplated all this. However, during an event in Royal Oak, Michigan, this is what she had to say:

“We cannot give in to despair. You…

Democracy embodies a dual nature. It possesses immense strength when functioning properly, as it safeguards the freedoms and rights of its citizens. This aspect is indeed powerful.

“However, it is also quite delicate. Its strength is reliant on our commitment to uphold it. And that’s the critical juncture we face today. I encourage you not to lose hope because, in a democracy, if we preserve it, every citizen has the ability to influence its direction… so let’s not feel helpless.”

I won’t dwell further on her typical manner of speaking—often a mix of phrases that ultimately say little.

After enduring Harris’ vague discourse on democracy, the media’s criticism of Trump, and the constant use of the gender card by liberals, I’ve reached my limit.

As a result, I might just do exactly what they hope people will avoid: cast my vote for Trump.