I too am an independent voter, and, with all due respect, there is lots to unpack with your post. I’m going to try and keep it short.
First off, most big cities are run by Democrats. That includes the ones that aren’t in turmoil, which would be most of them. I tend to believe that there is more to whether or not a city is in turmoil than the letter that follows the mayor’s name. Even if the murder rate of NYC ends up 100% higher than what it was 2 years ago, it will still be lower than the murder rate of Wichita, Kansas, which has had 3 Republican mayors out of the last 5.
Regarding hate and division; I find it laughable that you’re laying all of that on the Obama administration while ignoring the actions of the current occupant of the White House. If a there had been a plot to kidnap and possibly murder a sitting governor of either political stripe, I feel very confident that Obama, for whatever other faults he might have, would have not responded by attacking the governor.
I also have a hard time believing that a president that takes the word of a foreign dictator over our own intel folks, owes at least $400 million to unknown foreign lenders, has spent a lifetime in lawsuits, spent his lifetime caring about himself and no one else, and essentially provided zero leadership on COVID, is the guy best suited to protect America; and yes, those are more serious issues than AOC and the Green New Deal-which, while not a huge fan, has been judged more by a flippant memo than actual contents.
So yes; while I voted for Gary Johnson in 2012 and 2016, and would have gladly voted for Kasich, Rubio, or Bush against Hillary, I will in fact be voting for Biden.