Why Objectivists Should Vote For Trump

    After developing most of her philosophy, Ayn Rand tried influencing America politically through the politics of an election with the Goldwater campaign.  That Republican candidate lost by a big margin.  Rand then reevaluated her view of Republican politics and took a stand against future support of that party.  The following blog is my own personal philosophy regarding the question: "Should Objectivists vote Republican?".

    I want to start by saying that I am an Objectivist voter.  If I knew of any Objectivist candidates, I would almost certainly vote for them.  However, I have never heard of any running who show up on my ballot; so I am faced with the dilemma: "Do I let a really bad candidate win, or vote for one that I evaluate as not as bad?".  I have heard the topic of Objectivist candidacy brought up by one prominent Objectivist more than once, and the argument is always that it would be impractical because the Objectivist would almost certainly lose.  This may be true at this time.  However, even if the candidate only carried 10% of the vote, it would give us Objectivists someone we really want to vote for.  And, not only that, the Objectivist candidate could use one's campaign as a platform to speak up for Ayn Rand's philosophy.

    So, on November 5th, I won't be voting for Objectivists on my ballot.  Why?  Because there aren't any!  This brings us to the practical argument that either Republicans or Democrats will probably win most of the races.  For the sake of brevity, just consider the Presidency.  According to Objectivism, Donald Trump is not perfect.  But, should I ignore the nature of Kamala Harris just because Ayn Rand would have wanted to hold out for something more?  Harris, whose father was a communist professor, and philosophically is the opposite of almost everything Ayn Rand held dear?

    Personally, I cannot see America become destroyed because prominent Objectivists want to make a point before they try to win the country back.  For this reason, I am going to vote for Donald J. Trump, and encourage all Objectivists to do the same.

Paul Wharton

Objectivist Capitalist Medicine Promoter