The pulse of voters | Who are you going to vote for?

Justin Barnes

43 years old

Lawyer

Atlanta (Georgia)

2024: Kamala Harris

“Respect for everyone and the presence of a respectful president in the White House, that is what guides my choice. I feel like Donald Trump is not a respectful person. As a father of three daughters, I can’t imagine someone like Donald Trump in the White House. I hope Kamala Harris can bring people together. »

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Donna Radford-Dalton

58 years old

Retired United States Air Force paramedic

Joshua (Texas)

2024: Kamala Harris

“I am a military veteran who took an oath to the Constitution of the United States of America to defend it against all enemies, without and within. I believe Donald Trump is a domestic enemy of the United States of America. Let’s think about the insurrection he fomented. Let’s think about all his various crimes. He is a self-confessed grabber of women’s genitals. To me, that is disqualifying in itself. And what he did recently, lying about immigrants, is shameful. I am ready to turn the page, as Kamala says, and close the door to the racism that drives her campaign. »

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Ezra Franseth

18 years old

Education student

Petoskey, Michigan

2024: Kamala Harris

A student at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, Ezra Franseth is particularly concerned about polarization on American soil and the fate of democracy. This is why he plans to vote for Kamala Harris. “She will try to turn the page on the last few years to allow us to return to normality,” he says. She seems to have a plan to put the divisions of the last election behind us. »

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Scott Rhode

49 years old

Retirement

Atlanta (Georgia)

2024: Donald Trump

“I’m voting for Donald Trump because my grocery bill has increased 30% since 2020. I can’t risk inflation increasing 30% again in the next four years. During the four years Trump was in the White House, inflation only rose 9%. It has increased by 9% per year under the current administration. »

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Elizabeth Grout

35 years old

Delivery driver for United Parcel Service

Laredo, Texas

2024: Donald Trump

“Politics is a sensitive subject in my family. My mother is of Mexican origin, and she hates Donald Trump like no other. My father, who is a border agent, votes for Donald Trump, like me. I don’t expect him to solve all of the country’s economic problems during his term. I expect him to lay the groundwork for my nieces’ generation, for future generations. He was excellent at managing the economy during his tenure in the White House. I pay a lot of tax every year and it makes me sick to see how much stuff is given to people who come to the country illegally. This bothers me a lot. »

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Barry Draper

59 years old

Retired firefighter

Nashville, Tennessee

2024: Donald Trump

There are voters who voted for Hillary Clinton in 2016, Joe Biden in 2020 and who will vote in 2024 for… Donald Trump. This is the case of Barry Draper, a retiree who is now an Uber driver and independent voter. Why does he prefer the Republican candidate this time to his Democratic rival? The answer can be summed up in two words: “immigration” and “economy”. “The economy is not doing well in the United States, and Kamala Harris doesn’t really have a plan. I think Trump would do a better job as president,” he said.

Comments collected by Alexandre Sirois, The Press