'Stakes are too high': Writer for Trump's hometown newspaper pushes voters to pick Harris

Those who are leaning toward Donald Trump but are still open minded should reverse course and vote for Vice President Kamala Harris, according to a piece published in Trump's own hometown newspaper.

Trump was born in New York but abandoned the blue state and declared his permanent residence in Palm Beach, Florida. On Friday, the Palm Beach Post published an opinion piece by Mark Sell, an independent writer, editor, communications consultant and veteran journalist based in South Florida, who had some choice words for the former president and current candidate.

"Maybe you’re leaning toward plugging your nose and voting for Trump. You like tax cuts and hate inflation, illegal immigrants, real and looming wars, self-righteous 'wokeism,' and deficits. Maybe you own a small business, hate red tape, and figure $1.84 gas with mean tweets was a fair Trump trade," Sell wrote. "If so, you’ve come to the right party. Just kindly read to the end."

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Sell goes on to describe what another Trump presidency might look like, saying, "His plan: Close the borders. Drill, drill, drill. Cut taxes for the super-rich and corporations. Impose blanket tariffs of 10-20% – 60% on anything from China, our second largest trading partner and printer of the $59.99 Trump God Bless the U.S.A. Bibles. Use the military, Justice Department, and the Internal Revenue Service to go after 'the enemies within' (Pelosis, Obamas, Clintons, etc.) and 'illegal alien' 'vermin' 'poisoning our blood' (mass deportations of millions, with concentration camps). Suspend the Constitution. Shun allies who don’t pay. Leave Ukraine to Putin and Europe. Befriend dictators."

Sell's commentary echoes that of so-called "Never-Trumpers," many of whom are conservatives who find that Trump himself doesn't embody those conservative values.

On the other hand, according to Sell, Harris would be benign.

"Harris’s signature plans include broadening Medicare to cover home health care, providing a child-care tax credit up to $6,000, affirming voting rights, and signing a conservative immigration bill into law to add agents and judges," he wrote.

In his conclusion, Sell encourages conservatives to push Trump aside and plug their nose while voting for the vice president.

"Plug your nose and vote for Harris. Furtively, if you must," he wrote on Friday. "The stakes are too high for you to stay home – or leave the presidential ballot circle blank. Your children and grandchildren might thank you."

Read the full piece here.