Why I support Joe Biden for President

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It's time to write about why I support Joe Biden for president.

Joe Biden believes in science. He accepts basic scientific facts such as the germ theory of disease and the greenhouse effect. He will take scientific evidence into account when making decisions. He will tackle the biggest threats to our economy and our safety, the coronavirus pandemic and climate change.

Joe Biden will work for fairness. He will protect health insurance coverage for people with health issues. He will protect working people and small business owners. He will protect women, LGBTQ people, people of color, and others who continue to be denied full access to the American dream.

Joe Biden will protect democracy. He will protect our sacred right to vote, our freedom of speech, our right to peacefully protest, and the sovereignty of our states and cities.

Joe Biden embodies decency. He will lead by example with his own behavior. He will not use the presidency to benefit himself, or his big donors, or to settle personal vendettas. He will appoint qualified people to government positions. Because truth matters to Joe Biden.

Joe Biden believes in America. He is the only candidate who can unite the country again. He is the only candidate who will listen to all sides, and who will put America above all other interests. He will bring us together to defeat the coronavirus. And in so doing he will regain the respect of the world.

Donald Trump believes in none of these things. Trump opposes science, decency, fairness, democracy and even truth-telling. He cares for nothing but power for himself and people he believes can benefit him, like foreign dictators. He has caused more American deaths from coronavirus than half the dictators of the past century.

If none of that moves you. I'll make it personal. Donald Trump's agenda would directly harm every member of my immediate family in one way or another. It's my job as a husband and a dad to protect them. It's as simple as that.

I will proudly cast my vote for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for President and Vice-President of the United States.

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