I don’t regret my vote for President Trump.
I know — without hesitation — that had I voted for Kamala Harris, the country would be in a far worse place right now. On that, I’m clear.
But I also need to say this honestly:
something unhealthy came with this era of politics, and we need to talk about it.
Somewhere along the way, politics stopped being about ideas and started being about sides.
You’re either Republican or Democrat — and if you don’t choose one loudly enough, you’re treated like you’re wrong, weak, or the enemy.
I don’t like that.
I don’t think it’s healthy.
And I don’t think it’s sustainable.
When you hear about Republicans getting shot, Democrats getting shot, people being attacked because of a label — that should stop all of us cold. That’s not strength. That’s not conviction. That’s a country losing its balance.
What worries me most is this:
You now have Republicans and Democrats arguing against things they would have agreed with five years ago, simply because their party told them to. Not because they thought it through — but because they felt they had to pick a side.
That’s not leadership.
That’s not independence.
That’s conformity.
When I hear language like “we’re not playing pancake with these people anymore,” I don’t hear toughness — I hear confusion. I hear a politics that’s drifting away from persuasion and toward hostility.
And I’m being honest when I say this: I’m lost sometimes watching it unfold.
I respect what President Trump changed in the political landscape. He disrupted a system that deserved to be disrupted. He forced conversations that were long overdue.
But I don’t like the division that followed — where everything is zero-sum, everyone is an enemy, and there’s “no in between.”
There has to be an in between.
People should be allowed to think.
To agree where it makes sense.
To disagree where it doesn’t.
Without being told they’re traitors, extremists, or idiots.
That’s not weakness.
That’s maturity.
And if we don’t relearn that — no matter who wins elections — we all lose
Jason S. Arnold
Independent Candidate for Governor of New York (2026)
I know — without hesitation — that had I voted for Kamala Harris, the country would be in a far worse place right now. On that, I’m clear.
But I also need to say this honestly:
something unhealthy came with this era of politics, and we need to talk about it.
Somewhere along the way, politics stopped being about ideas and started being about sides.
You’re either Republican or Democrat — and if you don’t choose one loudly enough, you’re treated like you’re wrong, weak, or the enemy.
I don’t like that.
I don’t think it’s healthy.
And I don’t think it’s sustainable.
When you hear about Republicans getting shot, Democrats getting shot, people being attacked because of a label — that should stop all of us cold. That’s not strength. That’s not conviction. That’s a country losing its balance.
What worries me most is this:
You now have Republicans and Democrats arguing against things they would have agreed with five years ago, simply because their party told them to. Not because they thought it through — but because they felt they had to pick a side.
That’s not leadership.
That’s not independence.
That’s conformity.
When I hear language like “we’re not playing pancake with these people anymore,” I don’t hear toughness — I hear confusion. I hear a politics that’s drifting away from persuasion and toward hostility.
And I’m being honest when I say this: I’m lost sometimes watching it unfold.
I respect what President Trump changed in the political landscape. He disrupted a system that deserved to be disrupted. He forced conversations that were long overdue.
But I don’t like the division that followed — where everything is zero-sum, everyone is an enemy, and there’s “no in between.”
There has to be an in between.
People should be allowed to think.
To agree where it makes sense.
To disagree where it doesn’t.
Without being told they’re traitors, extremists, or idiots.
That’s not weakness.
That’s maturity.
And if we don’t relearn that — no matter who wins elections — we all lose
Jason S. Arnold
Independent Candidate for Governor of New York (2026)
I don’t regret my vote for President Trump.
I know — without hesitation — that had I voted for Kamala Harris, the country would be in a far worse place right now. On that, I’m clear.
But I also need to say this honestly:
something unhealthy came with this era of politics, and we need to talk about it.
Somewhere along the way, politics stopped being about ideas and started being about sides.
You’re either Republican or Democrat — and if you don’t choose one loudly enough, you’re treated like you’re wrong, weak, or the enemy.
I don’t like that.
I don’t think it’s healthy.
And I don’t think it’s sustainable.
When you hear about Republicans getting shot, Democrats getting shot, people being attacked because of a label — that should stop all of us cold. That’s not strength. That’s not conviction. That’s a country losing its balance.
What worries me most is this:
You now have Republicans and Democrats arguing against things they would have agreed with five years ago, simply because their party told them to. Not because they thought it through — but because they felt they had to pick a side.
That’s not leadership.
That’s not independence.
That’s conformity.
When I hear language like “we’re not playing pancake with these people anymore,” I don’t hear toughness — I hear confusion. I hear a politics that’s drifting away from persuasion and toward hostility.
And I’m being honest when I say this: I’m lost sometimes watching it unfold.
I respect what President Trump changed in the political landscape. He disrupted a system that deserved to be disrupted. He forced conversations that were long overdue.
But I don’t like the division that followed — where everything is zero-sum, everyone is an enemy, and there’s “no in between.”
There has to be an in between.
People should be allowed to think.
To agree where it makes sense.
To disagree where it doesn’t.
Without being told they’re traitors, extremists, or idiots.
That’s not weakness.
That’s maturity.
And if we don’t relearn that — no matter who wins elections — we all lose
Jason S. Arnold
Independent Candidate for Governor of New York (2026)
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