“Some, maybe even many, Trump voters acknowledged all these negative things and justify their vote by saying that Trump was the lesser evil–I actually think that is more honest even if I think they are wrong about which evil was lesser. At least they admit to there being something wrong with their candidate.

But many single issue abortion voters began to argue that Trump is not a racist (or a sexist) and that his election has not emboldened racists and sexists in the face of much evidence to the contrary. This move is worrisome to me and I think it says something about how our limited voting options keep us from being capable of reflective criticism even of those candidates we might have others reasons to support.”