Conservative Washington Post columnist George Will confirmed Tuesday that he would vote for former Vice President Joe Biden, his first vote for a Democrat for president. In an interview with USA Today Washington bureau chief Susan Page for the Aspen Institute, Will went further than his 2016 non-endorsement of President Trump and said that he would vote for Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee. Will warned against Trump's nomination in 2016 but stopped short of endorsing his Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton, at the time.
"Who do you plan to vote for in November?" Page asked the columnist via Zoom. "Biden," Will replied immediately. "Have you voted for a Democrat before?" she continued. "Never," Will said, adding, "I've nothing against Democrats. But I've never had the opportunity to vote for one."
While the Washington Post columnist has never endorsed a Democrat for office at the presidential level, his decision to support Biden is not surprising; in 2018, Will came out in favor of voters ousting Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate, calling for the number of GOP elected officials to be "substantially reduced."
"Who do you plan to vote for in November?" Page asked the columnist via Zoom. "Biden," Will replied immediately. "Have you voted for a Democrat before?" she continued. "Never," Will said, adding, "I've nothing against Democrats. But I've never had the opportunity to vote for one."
While the Washington Post columnist has never endorsed a Democrat for office at the presidential level, his decision to support Biden is not surprising; in 2018, Will came out in favor of voters ousting Republican lawmakers in the House and Senate, calling for the number of GOP elected officials to be "substantially reduced."