For generations, many Americans voted Democrat out of a deep belief in working-class values, civil rights, freedom of religion, and care for the vulnerable. But today’s Democratic Party has morphed into something nearly unrecognizable to its historical base. Many of the values that once defined moderate, blue-collar Democrats have been replaced by a platform that often feels extreme, divisive, and at odds with American traditions, and yet millions still cast their vote for it. Why?

We now see Democratic leaders pushing for open-border policies that strain our resources and endanger our communities. They support unrestricted abortion, including up to the moment of birth, an idea that just a few years ago would have been unthinkable to most Americans. The same party that once championed the nuclear family and parental rights now embraces policies that allow minors to make irreversible decisions about their gender identity, sometimes without even informing the parents, worse yet, even threatening prosecution against those who try to intervene.

Law enforcement, once respected across the political spectrum, is now vilified by the far-left elements driving Democratic messaging. Parental voices are being pushed out of school board meetings, while radical curricula are introduced without transparency. Religious beliefs, particularly Christian beliefs, are mocked or excluded from public discourse, leaving many wondering what place faith still holds in today’s Democratic Party.

And perhaps most troubling is the rise in rhetoric that is openly hostile toward white Americans, especially white males, as if identity politics have replaced true equality. How does this align with the values of unity and fairness the Democratic Party once claimed to uphold?

As a 67-year-old white male, and former Democrat I might add, from the big city of Chebanse, Illinois, I find it impossible to go along with people who are willing to vote for this kind of repugnant behavior. It is no longer just a difference of ideas, it is, in my humble opinion, a matter of good versus evil. Luckily, I saw the writing on the wall in my late 20’s about the Democratic Party; even then they were abandoning the moral and cultural foundation that once united people across party lines.

For traditional Democrat voters, those who still value faith, family, safety, and common sense, if they still exist, there must come a time of reckoning. Does loyalty to a party matter more than loyalty to the principles that made this country great? Many of today’s Democratic policies are not just liberal, they are radical. And it’s worth asking: How far left is too far?