Changing Hearts

At the door, Caitlin and Amy listened as Juan explained why the vote he cast for Donald Trump in 2024 now felt like a mistake. Having proudly become a U.S. citizen in the mid-2000s, he had trusted the Republican Party to deliver on promises that mattered to working families, but that faith had rapidly eroded. His primary concern was his children's future, particularly the declining state of public education—an issue he felt conservative leaders were consistently neglecting in favor of political noise.