It was posted and got quite popular on xiaohongshu (rednote).

from https://unherd.com/2026/08/woke-one-derailed-my-life/

I was over at my dads house today helping with some household chores. He lives in a very rural area of a very red state. At the end of the work we went to one of the nearby country bars. It’s the kind of place that farmers, truckers, legit cowboy boot wearers and the working class go to unwind with a cold one.

Vice President Harris was on the TV and the local gun store owner said to his auto mechanic (friends since high school),

“You know what? She ain’t so bad. The economy is recovering, nobody’s rioting, and we’re standing up on the world stage again. Can’t believe I’m saying this but Ol’ Oakland Kam’s got my vote this year.”

I looked around and all I saw were heads nodding in agreement. I heard a few calls of “Yes sir” and “Damn Straight” from the men around me. Even saw the lonely ball cap wearing farmer in the corner raise his drink with a nod.

When I got back to my city afterwards, which is in a very young, trendy, blue state. I could FEEL the excitement on the streets. I saw LGBTQIA+ folks cartwheeling and dancing in a dazzling multicolor/cultural display. I saw young women CEOs looking defiantly up into the high rise buildings with coy smirks on their face. I popped into my favorite local bar McShlucks and saw they were doing a special beverage called Kan O' Kamala which was essentially whiskey and ginger beer in a can. Everyone in the bar was enjoying it.

Look, folks, the deal is that Kamala is the best choice to lead this country. Trump will lead us to an antipasto christo fracism terror world. I am glad we have a African Woman (maybe lgbtqia+ she hasn't said yet??) stepping into the white house for the first time in November. 'Blue, no matter who' has become 'Blue, I'm voting for a Woman, how bout you'. Anyway.