I'm also not voting for Biden, because Kamala Harris...otherwise I would while holding my nose, despite his typical class warfare campaign demagoguery.
Just out of curiosity, which running mate might Biden have chosen that would enable you to vote for him while holding your nose? Warren? Sanders? I assume, despite your "otherwise," that quite a few of the other options would also have prevented you from voting for him.
Apologies for not responding before now...
I decided during the 2016 Republican convention, when Trump notoriously attacked the Gold Star Khan family because they opposed his candidacy, that he was morally and temperamentally unfit for office. I have not wavered from judgment, even as his governance policies exceeded my expectations and might otherwise have garnered my support. Having set that threshold for myself, which I thought was beyond the usual kind of political dishonesty, I'm going to apply it equally in similar cases.
All the Democrats on the Senate Judiciary committee who accused Brett Kavanaugh of gang rape and demanded he withdraw from the confirmation process also crossed that line. That obviously included Kamala Harris (and Elizabeth Warren, Corey Booker, and most unfortunately Amy Klobuchar, who I might otherwise have embraced). Even in the age of Trump, that people could casually embrace such an unsubstantiated allegation for political advantage makes me ill. Doubly so because it's apparent his running mate has a more than likely chance of becoming president. A Buttigieg-Klobuchar ticket might have tempted me to relent given Trump's defects, because it was less likely a morally compromised VP would succeed. But yes, you are correct that among the top tier survivors, few were acceptable to me in the first place. But if there was ever a year to appeal to the other side, this was it...and Biden was the best choice in the field and almost succeeded with me. Almost.
Whether Joe Biden accusing Mitt Romney of wanting to put blacks back into chains is also disqualifying is an open question to me, but giving his choice of running mates it did not force me to consider that. Bernie Sanders is the one candidate who would have caused me to vote for Trump, as his policies would be catastrophic to our country, even more so than the Trump presidency. Just like 4 years ago, I will not be voting for either major party ticket. My flicker of hope here, with Biden hiding out for the remainder of the campaign, is that a victory for him can not be interpreted as a broad governing mandate for his stated policies (why is he offering tax credits to make health care affordable when the Affordable Care Act which was passed when he was vice president already fixed that?)...but a repudiation of Trump.
Satis estI don't know about Mr. (Pr. ?) Spatz, but I would have been OK with Klobuchar or maybe even Warren given that Biden promised to choose a woman for his VP.
Already answered your question above, but wanted to add...definitely not a pastor Mike, but I did have to lead outdoor Sunday worship a week ago, with one pastor in Florida for the first time since the pandemic and the other awaiting the results of a COVID test (negative) because he and his daughter had cold symptoms. Didn't have the advantage of staying at a Holiday Inn Express the night before, but thankfully a worship video is recorded each Thursday, so we were able to use that audio version for the sermon.
