DANICA PATRICK: Why I'm voting for the first time in 2024 US presidential election

Danica Patrick confirmed this week that she has ne'er voted successful a statesmanlike predetermination but revealed wherefore that would beryllium changing successful November. 

The erstwhile racing driver, 42, precocious threw her enactment down Donald Trump arsenic she prepares to cast her archetypal ever ballot for the erstwhile president. 

After antecedently endorsing Robert F. Kennedy Jr, she aboriginal followed him successful backing the Republican person to reclaim the Presidency successful November's election, adjacent joining the likes of erstwhile ESPN newsman Sage Steele and Lara Trump connected the run trail. 

Patrick, who antecedently dated chap NASCAR operator Ricky Stenhouse Jr and NFL backmost Aaron Rodgers, has genuinely stepped connected the state connected the governmental circuit over the people of the past year, going from zero to 100. 

And the ex-IndyCar and NASCAR queen explained what changed her caput this year. 

'It's not thing I'm arrogant of I would say, but it is true,' Patrick, who remains the lone pistillate to triumph an IndyCar Series contention successful history, said connected Jesse Watters Primetime.

'To explicate myself slightly, 1 of the rules I had for myself successful each of past elections nary substance what's happened is I said, "Look, if I don't vote, it doesn't mean I don't person an opinion, but I'm not going to archer anyone astir it. I don't person a occupation with anything, I can't kick thing due to the fact that I didn't bash my part." 

'And for truthful long, racing was each I did. It was my lone focus. I didn't person clip oregon vigor to truly recognize authorities even.' 

She explained that she went from ne'er watching the quality to it becoming each she ever watches aft tuning successful astatine the opening of the year. 

Patrick besides attended America Fest successful Phoenix past December - a four-day lawsuit 'celebrating the top state successful the world' - which reinforced her emotion for her country. 

'There were truthful galore large speakers, and I posted immoderate pictures afterwards,' she said astir attending the event. 

'Of course, it was precise red, achromatic and blue. Red is besides my favourite color, and I fundamentally conscionable said I emotion this country. AMFEST, America Fest, I emotion this country, seems similar the spot to be. It conscionable drew truthful overmuch media attention.' 

Patrick besides explained wherefore Trump has her archetypal ever vote successful the Race for the White House. 

'It feels similar voting for Donald Trump is similar the ballot of reason. It's similar the rational, tenable choice,' Patrick said.

She claimed that she didn't recognize wherefore Trump's slogan, 'Make America Great Again,' was considered an insult by some. 

'There is simply a quality decidedly betwixt the mode that men and women are voting, and I deliberation possibly 1 of the reasons wherefore women are having a harder clip with the ballot is conscionable his [Trump's] personality,' she said.

'That's the astir communal reply you perceive from people. 'I conscionable can't ballot for him.' I don't deliberation that's a bully capable reason. You don't person to spell to meal with him. You conscionable person to similar the state that you unrecorded in.' 

And Patrick insisted that the state would go the top it has ever been if Trump returns to the Oval Office. 

'I consciousness similar astir of all, though, what this state could beryllium if helium gets into office, with each the amazing, superb radical who are supporting him, I consciousness similar it tin not lone marque America large again, but marque America greater than it's ever been,' she said. 

As she prepares to formed her archetypal vote, Patrick has deed the run way successful enactment of Trump and his moving mate, Ohio Senator JD Vance.

Patrick and and erstwhile SportsCenter anchor Steele were pictured unneurotic wearing pinkish 'Women for Trump' shirts portion making governmental stops successful Georgia.

The sports brace besides snapped photos with Lara Trump, Tulsi Gabbard , and others successful betwixt run events astatine a section donut shop.

The Trump run besides shared a video of the radical singing on to Taylor Swift's deed '22' earlier changing the lyrics to, 'I don't cognize astir you but I'm voting Donald Trump.'

Swift publically endorsed Harris successful a lengthy Instagram connection pursuing past month's statesmanlike debate.