(National Catholic Reporter. Heidi Schlumpf).
Robert Stenson has some reservations about Donald Trump as president, but he plans on voting for him anyway. “There’s a lot of baggage with Trump, a lot of things I don’t agree with,” says the attorney from southern California. But Stenson believes Trump most aligns with his concerns about government overreach, both domestically and in “new wars” overseas. Brian Rumschlag, a software architect in Indiana, says his faith guides everything in his life, including his choice for president. A self-described “card-carrying Republican,” he has voted for Trump in the past and plans to vote for him in 2024. Overturning Roe v. Wade was Trump’s “crowning achievement,” he says. “That was a huge, huge win for the culture at large.” Abortion is also the “No. 1” issue for Keara Burke of Illinois, who supports a national ban. Although she admits that Trump has “taken a few steps backward” on the issue, she still calls him “the most pro-life president in the history of the country.” But even if abortion were not on the table, she would vote for Trump, because of what she calls the “failed economic policies” of the Biden administration. She and her husband work in real estate and construction and notice that “American families are struggling,” she said.