The 2024 presidential election has seen its share of surprising endorsements. Liz Cheney is backing Kamala Harris. Tulsi Gabbard supports Donald Trump. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., ran himself before endorsing Donald Trump.
Now, right on the eve of Election Day, comes one of the more unlikely endorsements of all.
Dwight McKissic Sr., a Texas evangelical megachurch pastor, has announced his support of Vice President Harris, declaring in an MSNBC op-ed that he’s “a pastor who hates abortion, opposes gay marriage,” and supports the Democrat for president.
I’m voting for character, as in someone who would not instigate, finance, participate in, or even attend, a gathering such as the Jan 6 insurrection, against the USA, led & financed by Donald J. Trump.
I’m voting for competence, as in someone who would gladly accept credible…
— Dwight McKissic (@pastordmack) October 30, 2024
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McKissic writes that he has supported Republican candidates for 40 years, having seen the GOP as “the party most closely aligned to our morals, our values and our commitment to biblical principles.” However, Trump has made him rethink that stance.
“I’m voting for character, as in someone who would not instigate, finance, participate in, or even attend, a gathering such as the Jan 6 insurrection, against the USA, led & financed by Donald J. Trump,” McKissic said an X message about his decision. He also referenced “competence” and “capacity,” referencing various bad things the former president has done and said over the years.
“I’m thinking about my vote the same way I’d think about a hiring decision. And under no circumstances would I ever hire Donald Trump.” – @pastordmack https://t.co/Ghn16Qjyxj
— Christa Brown (@ChristaBrown777) November 3, 2024
“Kamala Harris has the capacity to truly live out & demonstrate respect for all citizens of America, as ‘one nation, under God, with liberty and justice for all,’ the pastor writes. “Trump does not have the capacity to do that being raised by a man who was arrested at a Klan rally, and was sued by the federal government for practicing housing discrimination based on color, and falsely accusing 5 Black men of rape, who were all exonerated by DNA evidence, and a confession by the real violator.”
McKissic has not renounced his views about abortion or homosexuality, and has even called homosexuality “Satanic.” It does not appear Harris has any plans to campaign with the pastor, in the campaign’s final days. But his endorsement is an indication that Harris has assembled one of the widest coalitions in the history of campaigns.
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