Glamorous Texas construction worker reveals why she is not voting for Joe Biden

A Texas tiler and self-professed 'former woke liberal' vowed not to vote for Joe Biden in a social media post that has been viewed more than a million times.

Mary, the owner of a construction business in the Lone Star state, made the announcement on X, formerly Twitter, Monday afternoon.

The post was part of a trend that saw conservatives declaring they would not be voting for the Democratic presidential nominee, followed by a selfie.

'I’m Mary. I’m 30 years old, I’m in Texas, and I’m NOT voting for Joe Biden in November,' the tiler proclaimed in her post, which was viewed 1.3 million times.

Mary brands herself a 'blue-collar worker' and shares videos of her daily construction work to an audience of over 15,000 followers.

Mary, a self-employed construction worker based in Texas, shared that she would note be voting for Joe Biden in the upcoming presidential election

The post to X, formerly Twitter, racked up more than one million views

The self-titled 'blue-collar worker' shares videos of her daily construction work to an audience of over 15,000 followers

In earlier tweets, she alluded that her political leanings had shifted drastically since 2023.

'It’s so crazy how much my views and ideologies have changed the past year,' Mary declared in a post last November.

'I feel like I took a blindfold off my face. I also look back and think, wow, I used to really be naïve and gullible or maybe I just didn’t fact check enough.'

While she failed to elaborate on what triggered the change, her response to another user was telling.

'No lie detected!' Mary replied to a user who wrote, 'Being a small business owner in this economy is also a big kick in the baby maker.'

Between 2010 and 2021, the percentage of working-class voters who identified as Republicans grew by 12 points, according to an NBC News poll.

Many blue-collar workers saw more opportunities for hiring and faster pay growth than some of their white-collar counterparts in 2023. Yet some continue to hold onto their gripes about the economy, Mary included.

In earlier social media posts, Mary claimed she used to be a Democrat, but left the party due to its 'mob mentality'

She is just one of a number of blue-collar workers who are aligning with the GOP - one poll showed a double-digit increase in the percentage of working-class voters who identified as Republicans between 2010 and 2021

The construction worker deemed herself 'a former very lost liberal' and claimed she used to be 'woke'

In a post from March 20, the Texas tiler rattled off statistics about increased prices.

'Now that I have your attention: overall prices are up 18.6%, food prices are up by 21.2%, rent is up by 20%, electricity is up by 28.4%, average weekly earnings are down by 5%,' she wrote, signing off as 'a former woke liberal who knows it’s not too late for some of you to see what’s happening'.

While it is unclear where she sourced her information, data from the USDA Economic Research Service showed that the all-items Consumer Price Index, a measure of economy-wide inflation, increased 0.6 percent from February 2024 to March 2024 and was up 3.5 percent from March 2023.

The CPI for all food increased 0.1 percent from February 2024 to March 2024, and food prices were 2.2 percent higher than in March 2023. 

And data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that median weekly earnings of the nation's 119.2 million full-time wage and salary workers was 3.5 percent higher in the first quarter than a year prior.

But never mind her feelings about the economy - as Mary revealed in another post, her biggest reason for turning to the right had to do with social politics.

'As a former very lost liberal in my past, I got pushed really hard into certain agendas and started hating myself and feeling guilty for just existing,' she explained in one post.

In another post, Mary claimed she made the switch due to 'mob mentality' and 'cancel culture' practiced by Democrats.

She vowed not to attack those whose political leanings differed from her own - though she expressed her belief that they are making a 'mistake'.

'I am just being honest. Now will I drag the left? Nope. Not who I am,' she wrote.

'We have all made mistakes and I would never try to ruin someone’s life for feeling differently than me.'

Despite advocating for blue-collar workers, Mary is an outspoken fan of Elon Musk, the world's second-wealthiest man

She and Musk share similar political leanings. The billionaire has shifted increasingly to the right, even expressing his support of a Ron DeSantis presidency

Despite branding himself as an advocate for the working class, Biden has failed to see massive support from blue-collar workers

Despite building her brand as a blue-collar worker, Mary has been open about her admiration for Elon Musk, the second-wealthiest man in the world.

She frequently tweets in his defense and has several photos in an 'Occupy Mars' t-shirt purchased from the SpaceX store.

'Too bad we can’t get Elon Musk as the Governor of Texas,' Mary lamented in one post.

'Before anyone starts, I’m not anti Abbott. But it would be a nice change to have someone younger and with his views.'

While they differ in their line of work, she and Musk share similar politics, as the tech billionaire has grown increasingly conservative.

In 2022, he voiced his support of a Ron DeSantis candidacy and urged independents to vote Republican to 'balance' a Democratic administration.

Despite presenting himself as an advocate for blue-collar workers, Biden has failed to reap the benefits.

Rather, it is Trump who has secured financial support from campaign contributors who work for highly unionized workplaces.

This includes donations from American Airlines Group Inc. and United Parcel Service Inc., according to 2023 Federal Election Commission data.

Trump also has far more donors from people who report working for blue-collar workplaces like Walmart.

The most recent data from FiveThirtyEight shows Trump leading Biden in national polls, 41.3 percent to 40.5 percent.