A Texas tiler and self-proclaimed “former woke liberal” vowed not to vote for Joe Biden in a social media post that has been viewed more than a million times.
Mary, who owns a construction company in the Lone Star state, made the announcement on X, formerly Twitter, on Monday afternoon.
The post was part of a trend in which conservatives declared they would not vote for the Democratic presidential candidate, followed by a selfie.
‘I’m Mary. “I’m 30 years old, I’m in Texas, and I will NOT be voting for Joe Biden in November,” the tiler proclaimed in her post, which was viewed 1.3 million times.
Mary considers herself a “laborer” and shares videos of her daily construction work with an audience of over 15,000 followers.
Mary, a self-employed construction worker based in Texas, shared that she would vote for Joe Biden in the upcoming presidential election.
The post on X, formerly Twitter, racked up more than a million views.
The self-proclaimed ‘worker’ shares videos of her daily work in construction with an audience of more than 15,000 followers.
In previous tweets, he alluded that his political leanings had changed drastically since 2023.
“It’s crazy how much my views and ideologies have changed over the past year,” Mary stated in a post last November.
‘I feel like a bandage has been taken off my face. I also look back and think, wow, I used to be really naive and gullible or maybe I just didn’t check the facts enough.’
While he didn’t elaborate on what caused the change, his response to another user was revealing.
‘No lie detected!’ Mary responded to a user who wrote, “Being a small business owner in this economy is also a big boost for the baby maker.”
Between 2010 and 2021, the percentage of working-class voters who identified as Republican grew 12 points, according to an NBC News poll.
Many blue-collar workers saw more hiring opportunities and faster wage growth than some of their white-collar counterparts in 2023. However, some remain stuck to their complaints about the economy, including Mary.
In previous social media posts, Mary claimed she used to be a Democrat but left the party due to its “mob mentality.”
She is just one of several blue-collar workers aligning themselves with the Republican Party: One poll showed a double-digit increase in the percentage of working-class voters who identified as Republicans between 2010 and 2021.
The construction worker considered herself “a very lost former liberal” and stated that she used to be “awake”
In a March 20 post, the Texas tiler rattled off statistics about rising prices.
“Now that I have your attention: total prices are up 18.6%, food prices are up 21.2%, rents are up 20%, electricity is up 28.4%, average weekly income is down 5%,” he wrote. signing as “a woke former liberal who knows it’s not too late for some of you to see what’s going on.”
While it’s unclear where it got its information from, data from the USDA’s Economic Research Service showed that the all-item Consumer Price Index, a measure of economy-wide inflation, rose 0.6 percent. between February 2024 and March 2024 and rose 3.5 percent from March 2023.
The CPI for all foods increased by 0.1 percent between February 2024 and March 2024, and food prices were 2.2 percent higher than in March 2023.
And data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the median weekly earnings of the country’s 119.2 million full-time salaried workers were 3.5 percent higher in the first quarter than a year earlier.
But no matter her feelings on the economy: As Mary revealed in another post, her main reason for turning right had to do with social policy.
“As a former liberal very lost in my past, I was pushed a lot towards certain agendas and began to hate myself and feel guilty for simply existing,” she explained in a post.
In another post, Mary claimed she made the change because of the “mob mentality” and “cancel culture” practiced by Democrats.
He promised not to attack those whose political leanings differ from his own, although he expressed his belief that they are making a “mistake.”
‘I’m just being honest. Now I’ll drag the left? No. I am not who I am,” she wrote.
“We’ve all made mistakes and I would never try to ruin someone’s life for feeling different from me.”
Despite defending blue-collar workers, Mary is an outspoken fan of Elon Musk, the second-richest man in the world.
She and Musk share similar political leanings. The billionaire has increasingly leaned to the right, even expressing his support for a Ron DeSantis presidency.
Despite branding himself as a champion of the working class, Biden has failed to gain mass support from blue-collar workers.
Despite building her brand as a blue-collar worker, Mary has been open about her admiration for Elon Musk, the world’s second-richest man.
He frequently tweets in his defense and has several photos wearing an ‘Occupy Mars’ t-shirt purchased at the SpaceX store.
“Too bad we can’t get Elon Musk as governor of Texas,” Mary lamented in a post.
‘Before anyone starts, I’m not against Abbott. But it would be a nice change to have someone younger and with his views.”
While they differ in their line of work, she and Musk share similar policies, as the tech billionaire has become increasingly conservative.
In 2022, he expressed support for Ron DeSantis’ candidacy and urged independents to vote Republican to “balance” a Democratic administration.
Despite presenting himself as a champion of blue-collar workers, Biden has failed to reap the benefits.
Rather, it is Trump who has enlisted financial support from campaign contributors who work in highly unionized workplaces.
This includes donations from American Airlines Group Inc. and United Parcel Service Inc., according to 2023 Federal Election Commission data.
Trump also has many more donors from people who say they work in blue-collar workplaces like Walmart.
The latest data from FiveThirtyEight shows Trump leading Biden in national polls, 41.3 percent to 40.5 percent.
