I mean, it’s pretty well documented how awful Christopher Columbus was. Even in the context of the time period: he was arrested in the new world and shipped back to Spain for a trial because he was so ruthless in his treatment of the native peoples. The myths about him being a ‘great man’ are all only like 100 years old.
My mom, a republican, almost voted for Kerry “because he had better hair.” She liked Bush, wanted Bush to win, but she viewed him as the less attractive candidate so she struggled to vote for him.