To: The American Public
Pledge to Vote Against Trump's Hate
I pledge to vote against Donald Trump and the hate, bigotry, and violence that he promotes.
Why is this important?
Donald Trump is an unmitigated bigot, who will likely be the Republican nominee for president. His toxic mix of racism, sexism, and xenophobia have made his campaign the most divisive in modern history. His inflammatory rhetoric has incited acts of violence at his campaign rallies, including a group of White men surrounding and aggressively pushing a young Black woman at a rally on March 1 and a White Trump supporter sucker-punching a Black protester at a rally on March 9.[1] Trump’s campaign manager was also recently arrested and charged with battery of a journalist.[2]
Donald Trump’s well-documented history of racist, sexist, and xenophobic rhetoric doesn't stop there. It also includes:
* Immediately exploiting the attacks in Brussels to call again for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and for a ban to prevent Muslims from entering the country.[3]
* Attacking Mexicans and calling them "rapists."[4]
* Inciting and endorsing violence against Black Lives Matter activists and other anti-Trump demonstrators.
* Refusing to consistently denounce and reject support from the KKK and other hate groups.
The number of documented instances where Donald Trump and his supporters have harassed or attacked anti-Trump protestors is growing by the day."[5]
The truth is that Trump doesn't represent the values most Americans hold dear. He is winning a minority of votes from a sliver of the electorate—and yet that may be enough to boost him to a national party nomination and give mainstream legitimacy to his hateful ideas.
The way to defeat Trump—and the bigotry that is fueling his campaign—is to demonstrate that Americans who renounce his views greatly outnumber those who endorse him. Let's all take a stand now: Regardless of who else is on the ballot, it's critical that Americans of goodwill pledge to keep Donald Trump out of the White House and to send a clear rebuke to the bigotry at the heart of his campaign.
After you've signed the pledge, please tell us in the comments section why you are voting against Trump’s hate.
Sources:
1. "Trump supporter charged after sucker-punching protester at North Carolina rally," The Washington Post, March 11, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/10/trump-protester-sucker-punched-at-north-carolina-rally-videos-show/
2. "Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s campaign manager, is charged with battery," The New York Times, March 29, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/30/us/politics/trump-campaign-manager-corey-lewandowski.html
3. "Trump on Brussels: told you so," Politico, March 22, 2016
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/trump-brussels-attacks-221075
4. "Donald Trump defends calling Mexican immigrants "rapists," CBS News, July 2, 2015
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/election-2016-donald-trump-defends-calling-mexican-immigrants-rapists/
5. "Trump Hate Map," America's Voice, Accessed April 1, 2016
http://americasvoice.org/trumphatemap
Donald Trump’s well-documented history of racist, sexist, and xenophobic rhetoric doesn't stop there. It also includes:
* Immediately exploiting the attacks in Brussels to call again for building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border and for a ban to prevent Muslims from entering the country.[3]
* Attacking Mexicans and calling them "rapists."[4]
* Inciting and endorsing violence against Black Lives Matter activists and other anti-Trump demonstrators.
* Refusing to consistently denounce and reject support from the KKK and other hate groups.
The number of documented instances where Donald Trump and his supporters have harassed or attacked anti-Trump protestors is growing by the day."[5]
The truth is that Trump doesn't represent the values most Americans hold dear. He is winning a minority of votes from a sliver of the electorate—and yet that may be enough to boost him to a national party nomination and give mainstream legitimacy to his hateful ideas.
The way to defeat Trump—and the bigotry that is fueling his campaign—is to demonstrate that Americans who renounce his views greatly outnumber those who endorse him. Let's all take a stand now: Regardless of who else is on the ballot, it's critical that Americans of goodwill pledge to keep Donald Trump out of the White House and to send a clear rebuke to the bigotry at the heart of his campaign.
After you've signed the pledge, please tell us in the comments section why you are voting against Trump’s hate.
Sources:
1. "Trump supporter charged after sucker-punching protester at North Carolina rally," The Washington Post, March 11, 2016
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2016/03/10/trump-protester-sucker-punched-at-north-carolina-rally-videos-show/
2. "Corey Lewandowski, Donald Trump’s campaign manager, is charged with battery," The New York Times, March 29, 2016
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/30/us/politics/trump-campaign-manager-corey-lewandowski.html
3. "Trump on Brussels: told you so," Politico, March 22, 2016
http://www.politico.com/story/2016/03/trump-brussels-attacks-221075
4. "Donald Trump defends calling Mexican immigrants "rapists," CBS News, July 2, 2015
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/election-2016-donald-trump-defends-calling-mexican-immigrants-rapists/
5. "Trump Hate Map," America's Voice, Accessed April 1, 2016
http://americasvoice.org/trumphatemap