Walking into a Trump rally, there are a few media and left-driven associations that bubble to the surface of your mind. What should you expect and what type of person would be at these events is often already preconceived. Even those of us who know that they try to manipulate the truth are often shocked by what degree the impact has on all of us.
That impact was felt immediately this week at the Trump rally at Nassau Coliseum. Walking through the crowd, it was easy to see that the leftist narrative that Trump was against women, thus if you were a woman, you aren't for Trump was completely inaccurate. I live in a family where my mother and wife are Trump supporters, so this shouldn't have come as a surprise to me, but the sheer number of women at the event was quite shocking. There was a point in the pre-rally where I would go as far to say there were more women than men among the tens of thousands there.
Not only were they in attendance, but they were dressed to show their support. An overwhelming number of bright pink and red "Women For Trump" hats and shirts were worn, as were the flags proudly waved. There was no mistaking that not only were women coming out to vote for the 45th president to become the 47th, but they wanted everyone to see them doing it. No longer would their voices be pushed down, and how ironic is it that the very party who claims they champion a women's right to choose try to silence women from choosing their president.
I spoke with many in the crowd and the sentiment was the same. The left believes that just because Harris is a woman I should vote for her, just like with Hillary, but I'm smarter than voting for pure gender. That basic argument was echod to me time and time again.
When I spoke to Carrie Krzyzanowski and Elizabeth Crowe, from Middle Island and Rocky Point, they pointed out that they believe the notion that they should vote for Harris based on her gender "is sexist. That bothers me a lot." said Crowe. "They are the ones who are being sexist and marginalize us." Taking it further the two women were visibly aggravated at the thought that the left are telling them who to vote for and assume they can't decide that on their own. Krzyzanowski said, "Everybody has a right to choose. Women just want to have a choice." For them to say that you have to vote with her "is categorizing."
One of the most inspiring women I spoke with was a 23-year-old who just graduated college where she felt pushed aside and felt the need to hide her Republican beliefs. Marlaina, who was staying in Nassau but originally from Binghamton said, "My family has come to many rallies and they told me you will love it. It's good energy and good vibes with like-minded people that want to save our country with its values and security in the world." When asked what it was like to be young and a Trump supporter, you could feel the shift in her tone: "With Kamala running as a woman president, I don't care about your gender. I would never vote for her purely because she's a woman. She shouldn't be in charge. I don't care what gender she is." She went on to say, "The strongest women I know fully support Trump. It's empowering to know you're voting based on qualifications because I am a woman and I can make the right choices."
Woman upon woman that I spoke to that day all had the same sort of sentiment. They feel marginalized by the left who tell them that you can not vote for Trump. They are annoyed that they are being told you're the outlier and the sexism from the left have gone into overdrive with Kamala at the helm. My wife has told me time and time again, every year there are far more women at the Right to Life rally in Washington, D.C. than any "women's march" rallies. But the media won't tell you that and the left don't want you to believe that. The one thing that was clear from this rally is that strong, intelligent women won't be pushed around and told who to vote for in 40+ days. They will make their own choice and make it loud and clear.