Meet the Rural Voters Who Could Swing North Carolina’s Election

I think Trump is a good candidate.

I think Trump is a good candidate.

I don’t know that Trump is the best person for the job.

I don’t know that Trump is the best person for the job.

There’s definitely some unease.

There’s definitely some unease.

I don’t feel like there’s a great option.

I don’t feel like there’s a great option.

I don’t necessarily consider them ideal.

I don’t necessarily consider them ideal.

It’s a hot mess.

It’s a hot mess.

I try to make prayerful decisions whenever I’m going in to vote.

I try to make prayerful decisions whenever I’m going in to vote.

I’m not saying Trump’s perfect.

I’m not saying Trump’s perfect.

I’ve already gotten:

I’ve already gotten:

“Oh, well, you’re probably going to vote for Harris

“Oh, well, you’re probably going to vote for Harris

because you’re a woman.”

because you’re a woman.”

Not necessarily.

Not necessarily.

Here’s this man,

Here’s this man,

fighting for what I believe is right,

fighting for what I believe is right,

they’re trying to kill him.

they’re trying to kill him.

It would have been a civil war.

It would have been a civil war.

If he would, that man would have laid dead on that stage,

If he would, that man would have laid dead on that stage,

the guns would have come out from people that

the guns would have come out from people that

you wouldn’t think owned a gun.

you wouldn’t think owned a gun.

Raised his fist up in the air

Raised his fist up in the air

and said, “Fight.”

and said, “Fight.”

I really felt that.

I really felt that.

He’s a very powerful individual.

He’s a very powerful individual.

I’m drawn to people who are powerful.

I’m drawn to people who are powerful.

I believe the best candidate for this election is Kamala.

I believe the best candidate for this election is Kamala.

As an African-American woman, I can say,

As an African-American woman, I can say,

“My president looks like me.”

“My president looks like me.”

I never imagined myself being in a place where

I never imagined myself being in a place where

I was undecided or this was even going

I was undecided or this was even going

to be a question in my mind.

to be a question in my mind.

that Joker might win.

that Joker might win.

He started doing something good for this country

He started doing something good for this country

because he was a businessman.

because he was a businessman.

Businessman.

Businessman.

He’s a businessman.

He’s a businessman.

He’s not a politician.

He’s not a politician.

He’s a financial whiz.

He’s a financial whiz.

He’s a billionaire.

He’s a billionaire.

Not only is he a businessman,

Not only is he a businessman,

but he loves our country.

but he loves our country.

He could be at any one of his multi-million,

He could be at any one of his multi-million,

billion dollar

billion dollar

hotels, resorts, on a boat with models.

hotels, resorts, on a boat with models.

And he’s choosing to put himself to go through

And he’s choosing to put himself to go through

hell and back.

hell and back.

I just hope that Kamala Harris is the president

I just hope that Kamala Harris is the president

and that Trump would just

and that Trump would just

go on back to Mar-A-Lago.

go on back to Mar-A-Lago.

Politicians don’t know crap about a working man out here.

Politicians don’t know crap about a working man out here.

They don’t.

They don’t.

I started raising myself at 13.

I started raising myself at 13.

I’m paying my own bills and everything else at 15 years old.

I’m paying my own bills and everything else at 15 years old.

Where’s the white privilege in that?

Where’s the white privilege in that?

Where’s the white privilege in that?

Where’s the white privilege in that?

I was just as poor.

I was just as poor.

My family was just as poor as anybody else.

My family was just as poor as anybody else.

And I’m tired of listening to bull crap about saying that.

And I’m tired of listening to bull crap about saying that.

The only privileged ones are the rich sitting in the penthouses.

The only privileged ones are the rich sitting in the penthouses.

That’s who is privileged.

That’s who is privileged.

I’m not privileged because of my skin.

I’m not privileged because of my skin.

I don’t condemn somebody because of their color of skin.

I don’t condemn somebody because of their color of skin.

I’m fed up with the crap that got started in the

I’m fed up with the crap that got started in the

United States:

United States:

It’s my skin.

It’s my skin.

And you ain’t going to condemn me because I’m white.

And you ain’t going to condemn me because I’m white.

They don’t understand

They don’t understand

about being a Black man.

about being a Black man.

They really don’t understand.

They really don’t understand.

I guess most white people, white men, look at us like

I guess most white people, white men, look at us like

like we nothing.

like we nothing.

I’m not saying that I hate white folk because I do not.

I’m not saying that I hate white folk because I do not.

I don’t like the unfairness that goes on.

I don’t like the unfairness that goes on.

I don’t care where it’s at.

I don’t care where it’s at.

The state of the country is divided.

The state of the country is divided.

It’s divided real bad.

It’s divided real bad.

Not because of the people.

Not because of the people.

Because of politicians.

Because of politicians.

Race got a lot to do with what goes on.

Race got a lot to do with what goes on.

And we as a country need to pull together

And we as a country need to pull together

and stop using race to destroy each other.

and stop using race to destroy each other.

I definitely think my faith has played a role

I definitely think my faith has played a role

in who I’m voting for.

in who I’m voting for.

And this is going to be a touchy subject

And this is going to be a touchy subject

for a lot of people but —

for a lot of people but —

I don’t want to say that.

I don’t want to say that.

The whole L.G.B.T.Q. thing,

The whole L.G.B.T.Q. thing,

that’s not faith,

that’s not faith,

that’s not faith-based.

that’s not faith-based.

That’s not in the Bible.

That’s not in the Bible.

I am everything I am because of my husband.

I am everything I am because of my husband.

And when Roe v. Wade was overturned,

And when Roe v. Wade was overturned,

the next week we went to the courthouse and got married.

the next week we went to the courthouse and got married.

We saw something so significant in history get changed.

We saw something so significant in history get changed.

You know, we started getting a little bit worried.

You know, we started getting a little bit worried.

If you’re happy,

If you’re happy,

do your thing.

do your thing.

That’s fine.

That’s fine.

that’s not something I’m going to go search out

that’s not something I’m going to go search out

and vote for and really care to be a part of.

and vote for and really care to be a part of.

I have a brother who’s gay and is married.

I have a brother who’s gay and is married.

Thirty years ago, I was raised to believe that

Thirty years ago, I was raised to believe that

that was completely wrong.

that was completely wrong.

Why should I hate you because you like her and y’all married?

Why should I hate you because you like her and y’all married?

Ain’t none of my business.

Ain’t none of my business.

Things that happen in the school

Things that happen in the school

make me nervous.

make me nervous.

I have heard that there have been some

I have heard that there have been some

sexual orientation conflicts

sexual orientation conflicts

with some of the younger children coming up.

with some of the younger children coming up.

shouldn’t have to worry about that stuff.

shouldn’t have to worry about that stuff.

I know I’m young, I’m only 32,

I know I’m young, I’m only 32,

but I never thought I’d see it get quite this bad where

but I never thought I’d see it get quite this bad where

I’m supposed to pretend that a man can be a woman.

I’m supposed to pretend that a man can be a woman.

I’m sorry, I’m not.

I’m sorry, I’m not.

That’s not my world.

That’s not my world.

I’m not going to hate somebody in my heart

I’m not going to hate somebody in my heart

because of who they are.

because of who they are.

But the point is:

But the point is:

Don’t put it in my face.

Don’t put it in my face.

Don’t come up to me and say,

Don’t come up to me and say,

“You got to accept it.”

“You got to accept it.”

I don’t think that that’s the issue that we have in this country.

I don’t think that that’s the issue that we have in this country.

It’s to like steer us away and to blind us from everything that

It’s to like steer us away and to blind us from everything that

is going wrong in this country.

is going wrong in this country.

You know, I’ll have a conversation with you

You know, I’ll have a conversation with you

if we don’t agree on certain things.

if we don’t agree on certain things.

if you cannot see past supporting gay people

if you cannot see past supporting gay people

in general, period,

in general, period,

then I just can’t comprehend it.

then I just can’t comprehend it.

The main thing,

The main thing,

and this is going to get a little bit into the political stuff.

and this is going to get a little bit into the political stuff.

All right. Abortion.

All right. Abortion.

Common sense.

Common sense.

You going to try to control a woman’s body?

You going to try to control a woman’s body?

For what reason?

For what reason?

It’s not hating women.

It’s not hating women.

It’s not wanting to go against their wishes.

It’s not wanting to go against their wishes.

That’s your body.

That’s your body.

This is my body.

This is my body.

There’s not a good way to talk about this.

There’s not a good way to talk about this.

My idea on abortion,

My idea on abortion,

and this can be really, really tough,

and this can be really, really tough,

and I have some friends, but — babies.

and I have some friends, but — babies.

After I became a mom, that became very important to me

After I became a mom, that became very important to me

because I believe that life starts at conception.

because I believe that life starts at conception.

I know a lot of friends who were born in

I know a lot of friends who were born in

not-so-great-situations, and

not-so-great-situations, and

their parents had contemplated abortion.

their parents had contemplated abortion.

And I think that my life would have been

And I think that my life would have been

totally different and probably not for the better

totally different and probably not for the better

without those friends here.

without those friends here.

At eight weeks,

At eight weeks,

all three of my babies had a heartbeat.

all three of my babies had a heartbeat.

Jeremiah 1:5 in the Bible says,

Jeremiah 1:5 in the Bible says,

“Even before you were in your mother’s womb, I knew you.”

“Even before you were in your mother’s womb, I knew you.”

I’m a Jesus seeker.

I’m a Jesus seeker.

I’m a Christian.

I’m a Christian.

I’m also a realist.

I’m also a realist.

Some people will say that I’m wrong to sit here and say

Some people will say that I’m wrong to sit here and say

that I am a Christian,

that I am a Christian,

but I am pro-choice.

but I am pro-choice.

You the one that’s got to answer to God.

You the one that’s got to answer to God.

I ain’t answering for you.

I ain’t answering for you.

I’m only answering for me.

I’m only answering for me.

Do I personally believe that you should be able to abort a baby

Do I personally believe that you should be able to abort a baby

seven, eight, nine months in?

seven, eight, nine months in?

No, I don’t.

No, I don’t.

Do I think that there’s three reasons

Do I think that there’s three reasons

you should be able to abort a baby?

you should be able to abort a baby?

Rape, incest, loss of the mother.

Rape, incest, loss of the mother.

If an abortion has to be interred to keep her alive,

If an abortion has to be interred to keep her alive,

yes take the child.

yes take the child.

I’m sorry.

I’m sorry.

And I think that’s where most people stand.

And I think that’s where most people stand.

It’s something between you, your God, your doctor,

It’s something between you, your God, your doctor,

your family, your husband.

your family, your husband.

It’s a personal thing.

It’s a personal thing.