Puzzling indeed. Republican women...they could choose a woman, but instead go with the rapist.

What rapist are you referring to?
If you are thinking Trump, he was never found guilty of rape. Rapist go to jail.
Then on the other hand we have....
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“Tara Reade, who claims she was sexually assaulted by President Joe Biden in 1993 and recently moved to Russia, has filed a formal complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Inspector General (IG).

Reade served as a Biden aide when he was a U.S. senator representing Delaware, drawing headlines during the his campaign April 2020 when she filed a criminal complaint with the Washington Metropolitan Police Department accusing him of pushing her against the wall in a Senate corridor and penetrating her with his fingers nearly three decades earlier.
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“The accusations were strongly denied by Biden, and Reade became fearful for her safety, making a plea in May for Russian President Vladimir Putin to grant her citizenship following her move from the U.S. to Moscow. Reade still resides there and has been granted asylum in an expedited process, she told Newsweek via phone on Wednesday.”

newsweek.com - Biden accuser tara reade goes after FBI targeting americans

Of course Old man Biden has the FBI looking out for him and the victim Reade has to flee America for her safety. Sad.