More than 200 Republicans who previously worked for either former President Bush, Sen. McCain, or Sen. Romney, endorse VP Harris

[JosephZ]

Bush, McCain, and Romney Alumni for Harris Statement

Four years ago, President George W. Bush, the late Sen. John McCain, and then-Gov. Mitt Romney alumni came together to warn fellow Republicans that re-electing President Trump would be a disaster for our nation. In those declarations we stated the plain truth, each predicting that another four years of a Trump presidency would irreparably damage our beloved democracy.

We made those announcements months before lies about a stolen election became everyday talking points and six months before Trump incited an insurrection, cheering on a mob of sore losers and sycophants as they tried to use force to overturn the will of the American public.

We reunite today, joined by new George H.W. Bush alumni, to reinforce our 2020 statements and, for the first time, jointly declare that we’re voting for Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz this November.

Of course, we have plenty of honest, ideological disagreements with Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz. That’s to be expected. The alternative, however, is simply untenable.

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[Bradskii]

No true Scotsman in 5...4...3...

 

[Vambram]

In my opinion, none of those former staffers have been relevant in GOP circles for several years. It is sad that they think that their opinion will sway many GOP voters.

 

[Offline4Better.]

In my opinion, none of those former staffers have been relevant in GOP circles for several years. It is sad that they think that their opinion will sway many GOP voters.

My brother, I have a coworker who is a conservative and Christian, but she is fed up with the rhetoric of Trump, so she is probably going to vote 3rd party. She does like Romney though, but he is not running in politics anymore. So, not all conservatives are voting for Trump. The personality of Trump makes her want to vote for another candidate.

 

[Bradskii]

In my opinion, none of those former staffers have been relevant in GOP circles for several years. It is sad that they think that their opinion will sway many GOP voters.

Sad for Trump. But true that it will make a not insignificant number reconsider.

 

[Vambram]

My brother, I have a coworker who is a conservative and Christian, but she is fed up with the rhetoric of Trump, so she is probably going to vote 3rd party. She does like Romney though, but he is not running in politics anymore. So, not all conservatives are voting for Trump. The personality of Trump makes her want to vote for another candidate.

In my opinion, we should be placing our votes based upon a candidate's Policies instead of personality. We are all human and we should not be looking to examples of human personalities because we are all fallible people. The reasons why I voted twice before for Donald Trump is because I believe that his Policies and American First agenda are much, much better than anything that the leadership of the Democratic Party has.

 

[wing2000]

IMO, after 9 years, a lot of folks are just tired of hearing Trump drone on....and on....and on.

Trump fatigue is a thing.

 

[Offline4Better.]

In my opinion, we should be placing our votes based upon a candidate's Policies instead of personality. We are all human and we should not be looking to examples of human personalities because we are all fallible people. The reasons why I voted twice before for Donald Trump is because I believe that his Policies and American First agenda are much, much better than anything that the leadership of the Democratic Party has.

I understand your point, but my coworker feels that personality plays a part as well. She wants someone who treats God's creation with respect (she is pro-environment), and someone who does not slander others. I do agree that the Democrats have gone off the deep end, and she does as well. So, let my coworker have the freedom to vote for another candidate or 3rd party, as my coworker is more patriotic than any of the two candidates we have, but that is just my $0.02.

Hey, at least you and I both agree that wokeness has got to go. But, there has to be a better solution to end wokeness that does not involve a billionaire with a private jet who owns private golf courses and several skyscrapers. Man, talk about elite.

 

[Vambram]

I understand your point, but my coworker feels that personality plays a part as well. She wants someone who treats God's creation with respect (she is pro-environment), and someone who does not slander others. I do agree that the Democrats have gone off the deep end, and she does as well. So, let my coworker have the freedom to vote for another candidate or 3rd party, as my coworker is more patriotic than any of the two candidates we have, but that is just my $0.02.

Hey, at least you and I both agree that wokeness has got to go. But, there has to be a better solution to end wokeness that does not involve a billionaire with a private jet who owns private golf courses and several skyscrapers. Man, talk about elite.

Of course anyone is free to vote for any candidate. Unfortunately, it looks like 3rd party candidates have virtually zero chances of winning a national election.

 

[Bradskii]

In my opinion, we should be placing our votes based upon a candidate's Policies instead of personality. We are all human and we should not be looking to examples of human personalities because we are all fallible people. The reasons why I voted twice before for Donald Trump is because I believe that his Policies and American First agenda are much, much better than anything that the leadership of the Democratic Party has.

So you'd hire a guy that had sexually assaulted a woman and then went on to defame her. You'd hire a guy who was found guilty of multiple charges of fraud which involved him paying hush money to a porn star who he had sex with when his wife was pregnant. You'd hire a guy who is on tape saying that he could just grab women by the genitals. And this is a man who has never even admitted that he's done wrong, let alone asked for forgiveness.

How in heaven's name does the guy even get in the front door for an interview? What does he really have to have done before you'd say 'Well, ok. That's too much for me to consider him.'

I mean, seriously. Just talking about the man himself. What would be too much if fraud, cheating on his pregnant wife with a porn star and digitally raping a woman isn't enough?

 

[Offline4Better.]

Of course anyone is free to vote for any candidate. Unfortunately, it looks like 3rd party candidates have virtually zero chances of winning a national election.

That is true. My coworker and and I might choose to vote 3rd party, as a protest vote, even if 3rd party has a 0% chance of winning. She is a nice Christian woman in her early 40s though, married to a guy who is not as religious, so I do pray that her guy gets closer to God. Regardless, it is good that she trusts in God. And yes, we are free to vote for anyone. That freedom to vote is a blessing that the USA has, which many other countries do not have in 2024.

 

[Vambram]

So you'd hire a guy that had sexually assaulted a woman and then went on to defame her. You'd hire a guy who was found guilty of multiple charges of fraud which involved him paying hush money to a porn star who he had sex with when his wife was pregnant. You'd hire a guy who is on tape saying that he could just grab women by the genitals. And this is a man who has never even admitted that he's done wrong, let alone asked for forgiveness.

How in heaven's name does the guy even get in the front door for an interview? What does he really have to have done before you'd say 'Well, ok. That's too much for me to consider him.'

I mean, seriously. Just talking about the man himself. What would be too much if fraud, cheating on his pregnant wife with a porn star and digitally raping a woman isn't enough?

All of those legal charges and court decisions were done in a NYC legal system that is ruled by left wing liberals. Many Americans recognize that which is why Trump's popularity in the polls increased every time the so-called justice system was weaponized against him.

 

[JosephZ]

In my opinion, none of those former staffers have been relevant in GOP circles for several years. It is sad that they think that their opinion will sway many GOP voters.

The thing is, those former Republicans are joined by countless others incuding many that were part of Trump's administration. They are just the latest to come foward in this election cycle.

Stephanie Grisham who served multiple roles in the Trump administration, mostly in communications, the most recent being chief of staff to first lady Melania Trump has endorsed VP Harris.

Olivia Troye who served as the Homeland Security and Counterterrorism adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence has endorsed VP Harris.

While not endorsing VP Harris, his own Vice President will not endorse him.

“The American people deserve to know that President Trump asked me to put him over my oath to the Constitution. … Anyone who puts himself over the Constitution should never be president of the United States.” -- Former Vice president Mike Pence

The only living former Republican president, George W. Bush, will not support Trump.

"He failed at being the president when we needed him to be that.” -- Mick Mulvaney, former acting Chief of Staff under Trump

Some more recent endorsements from Republicans:

A dozen Republican White House lawyers who served in the administrations of then-Presidents Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush are endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris in her race against GOP nominee former President Donald Trump.

"we urge all patriotic Republicans, former Republicans, conservative and center-right citizens, and independent voters to place love of country above party and ideology and join us in supporting Kamala Harris."

"Donald Trump’s own Vice President and multiple members of his Administration and White House Staff at the most senior levels – as well as former Republican nominees for President and Vice President – have already declined to endorse his reelection."

Those signing the letter pointed to what they called "the profound risks presented by his [Trump's] potential return to public office. Indeed, Trump’s own Attorney General and National Security Adviser have said unequivocally that Donald Trump is unfit for office, dangerous, and detached from reality."

The list includes Michael Luttig, the prominent right-of-center legal scholar and retired federal appeals court judge who previously served as assistant counsel to the president in the Reagan White House.

The list of signatories to the letter, besides Luttig, includes (in alphabetical order) John B. Bellinger III, Senior Associate Counsel to the President and Legal Adviser to the NSC under George W. Bush, Phillip D. Brady, Deputy Counsel to the President under Reagan, Benedict S. Cohen, Associate Counsel to the President under Reagan, Peter D. Keisler, Associate Counsel to the President under Reagan, and Robert M. Kruger, Associate Counsel to the President under Reagan.

Also included are John M. Mitnick, Associate Counsel to the President and Deputy Counsel, White House Homeland Security Council under George W. Bush, Alan Charles Raul, Associate Counsel to the President under Reagan and General Counsel, OMB under Reagan and George H.W. Bush, Nicholas Rostow, Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and Legal Adviser to the NSC under Reagan and George H.W. Bush, Peter J. Rusthoven, Associate Counsel to the President under Reagan, David B. Waller, Senior Associate Counsel to the President under Reagan, and Wendell L. Willkie II, Associate Counsel to the President under Reagan.

White House lawyers who advised Reagan, Bush endorse Harris over Trump in 2024 showdown

A dozen Republican White House lawyers who served in the Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush administrations are endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Trump.

www.foxnews.com

What some of the country's former top military leaders have to say about Trump:

“…the president has very little understanding of what it means to be in the military, to fight ethically or to be governed by a uniform set of rules and practices.” -- Richard V. Spencer, USMC Captain and former Secretary of the Navy under Trump

“Donald Trump is the first president in my lifetime who does not try to unite the American people – does not even pretend to try. Instead he tries to divide us." -- James Mattis, USMC General and Former Secretary of Defense under Trump

“I think he’s unfit for office. … He puts himself before country. His actions are all about him and not about the country. And then, of course, I believe he has integrity and character issues as well.”-- Mark Esper, Lieutenant colonel US Army and Former Secretary of Defense under Trump

“We saw the absence of leadership, really anti-leadership, and what that can do to our country.” -- H. R. McMaster Lieutenant General US Army and National Security Advisor under Trump

“A person that has nothing but contempt for our democratic institutions, our Constitution, and the rule of law. There is nothing more that can be said. God help us.” -- John Kelly, USMC General and Chief of Staff under Trump

"Donald Trump has demonstrated that he is wholly and dangerously unfit for Commander-in-Chief. He praises and emboldens our enemies that seek to weaken our country. He has denigrated our brave men and women in uniform,” -- Larry Ellis, Four Star General US Army and former Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command

"Reluctantly I have concluded that President Trump is a serious threat to US national security. He is refusing to protect vital US interests from active Russian attacks. It is apparent that he is for some unknown reason under the sway of Mr Putin." -- Barry McCaffrey, Four Star General US Army

“I don’t think he tells the truth, I think he is [immoral]. What I would ask every American to do is ... stand in front of that mirror and say, what are we about? Am I really willing to throw away or ignore some of the things that people do that are — are pretty unacceptable normally just because they accomplish certain other things that we might like?" -- Stanley McChrystal, Four Star general US Army

“We don’t take an oath to a wannabe dictator. We take an oath to the Constitution and we take an oath to the idea that is America – and we’re willing to die to protect it.” -- Mark Milley, General US Army and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff under Trump

 

[Bradskii]

All of those legal charges and court decisions were done in a NYC legal system that is ruled by left wing liberals. Many Americans recognize that which is why Trump's popularity in the polls increased every time the so-called justice system was weaponized against him.

He was found to have committed those crimes by juries of his peers. You can keep singing from the same old song sheet as long as you like.

 

[Yeshua HaDerekh]

Trump fatigue is a thing.

So is high inflation, bad foreign policy, open borders, etc...Biden/Harris fatigue

 

[Yeshua HaDerekh]

He was found to have committed those crimes by juries of his peers. You can keep singing from the same old song sheet as long as you like.

weaponization of the judicial system will do that...

 

[Larniavc]

Bush, McCain, and Romney Alumni for Harris Statement

Four years ago, President George W. Bush, the late Sen. John McCain, and then-Gov. Mitt Romney alumni came together to warn fellow Republicans that re-electing President Trump would be a disaster for our nation. In those declarations we stated the plain truth, each predicting that another four years of a Trump presidency would irreparably damage our beloved democracy.

We made those announcements months before lies about a stolen election became everyday talking points and six months before Trump incited an insurrection, cheering on a mob of sore losers and sycophants as they tried to use force to overturn the will of the American public.

We reunite today, joined by new George H.W. Bush alumni, to reinforce our 2020 statements and, for the first time, jointly declare that we’re voting for Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz this November.

Of course, we have plenty of honest, ideological disagreements with Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz. That’s to be expected. The alternative, however, is simply untenable.

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It’s almost as if to know Mr Trump (but not depend on him) is to abhor Mr Trump.

 

[wing2000]

weaponization of the judicial system will do that...

Holding a person to account for his actions used to be a conservative value. Now, so-called "conservatives" attack and undermine our judicial system.

 

[Larniavc]

In my opinion, none of those former staffers have been relevant in GOP circles for several years. It is sad that they think that their opinion will sway many GOP voters.

This is well observed. The GOP today bears no resemblance to the GOP of 8 years ago.

 

[wing2000]

So is high inflation, bad foreign policy, open borders, etc...Biden/Harris fatigue

Inflation will increase under Trump's promised 10-20% tariff on *all* imports and a 60% tariff on Chinese imports.