"I'm troubled by having someone who's already demonstrated that lack of judgement and awareness"

It would be one thing if he did something criminal or malicious but having had shitty beliefs and then changing them just shows growth.

Judging someone who's an ostensible ally and who is exactly the kind of change we want to see for having needed the change in the first place is circular logic and ultimately self-alienating.

You say you're fine with people changing but your logic doesn't allow for anyone who's changed their views to be a representative.

At this point it's not even about ideology anymore but just straight up identity politics.

You're basically treating him like he's an ideological felon where he's allowed to continue existing but can't participate in politics.

Sorry but I severely don't buy this original sin level of being forever unworthy just for having had different political beliefs in the past.

We need to normalize growing up instead of relentlessly punishing people for having been misled naive at some point in their life.

You say there's better people to run but I'd argue that a convert is absolutely the best person to run because it opens the door for more converts.