We support our Publishers and Content Creators. You can view this story on their website by CLICKING HERE.

Former NASCAR driver Danica Patrick revealed who has earned her first-ever vote for president as she confirmed she has never before cast a ballot in a presidential election.

The 42-year-old former IndyCar driver confirmed to Fox News host Jesse Watters that the “rumor” was true and that she has never voted for a U.S. president, adding that it is not something she is necessarily “proud of.”

Explaining that in her racing career, she had little time to even “understand” politics but everything changed this year.

“It’s not something I’m proud of I would say, but it is true,” Patrick said on “Jesse Watters Primetime” Monday.

“To explain myself slightly, one of the rules I had for myself in all of past elections no matter what’s happened is I said, ‘Look, if I don’t vote, it doesn’t mean I don’t have an opinion, but I’m not going to tell anyone about it. I don’t have a problem with anything, I can’t complain about anything because I didn’t do my part.’ And for so long, racing was all I did. It was my only focus. I didn’t have time or energy to really understand politics even,” she said, adding that this year, all she watches is the news.

She explained that after attending the America Fest in Phoenix last December, her love of country was ignited and turned her focus.

“It feels like voting for Donald Trump is like the vote of reason. It’s like the rational, reasonable choice,” Patrick told Watters, also reflecting on why Trump’s slogan of “Make America Great Again,” is seen by some as an “insult.”

Patrick revealed her voting history when she moderated a town hall event in Greensboro, North Carolina with Trump’s running mate, Sen. JD Vance, saying, “I just want to say I’ve never voted before, but this time around, I have to vote. It’s that important.”

Patrick spoke with Watters about one of the reasons some give in not wanting to vote for Trump, saying it was not “good enough.”

“There is a difference definitely between the way that men and women are voting, and I think maybe one of the reasons why women are having a harder time with the vote is just his personality,” she said.”That’s the most common answer you hear from people. ‘I just can’t vote for him.’ I don’t think that’s a good enough reason. You don’t have to go to dinner with him. You just have to like the country that you live in.”

She also praised Trump’s humility and his sense of humor as qualities that make him “a man amongst the people.”

“I think that he has a great sense of humor,” she said. “I think that he is a man amongst the people. I feel like when you wrap that up with the humility that he has, the sense of humor that he has, the off-the-cuff confidence that he has. His ability to go so unscripted and be in so many scenarios where he has to essentially be himself, it’s pretty much all of them. That’s not just something you see from the other side, which I think is one of the most endearing and important qualities about him is that he is just being him.”

Patrick expressed her hopes for a Trump victory and sending him back to the White House.

“I feel like most of all, though, what this country could be if he gets into office, with all the amazing, brilliant people who are supporting him, I feel like it can not only make America great again but make America greater than it’s ever been,” she said.

Frieda Powers
Latest posts by Frieda Powers (see all)

We have no tolerance for comments containing violence, racism, profanity, vulgarity, doxing, or discourteous behavior. If a comment is spam, instead of replying to it please click the ∨ icon below and to the right of that comment. Thank you for partnering with us to maintain fruitful conversation.