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

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Bush II associations might turn R voters off.

They voted Bush back in 2000 and what did they get?..... a massive tragic and entirely elective war - Iraq II. Plus "nation building" in Afgh.

Fed up with all that and enamored with adversary disinfo media, they swung over to populist isolationism. That too will end up in political and economic disappointment.

Where will they tarry next on their long sojourn away from their conservative homeland?
 
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It was quite a difference in conventions. The DNC had the Obamas, Bill, Hillary and P!nk.

The RNC had Trump Jr, Eric Trump, Lara Trump, Kimberly Guilfoyle-no-longer-Newsom, and Hulk Hogan.

Looking at the lists, another difference that sticks out to me was that the DNC pols were all in office, whereas the RNC had a lot of Trump-y candidates:

  • Senate candidate Kari Lake (R-AZ)
  • Senate candidate Jim Banks (R-IN)
  • Senate candidate Mike Rogers (R-MI)
  • Senate candidate Tim Sheehy (R-MT)
  • Senate candidate Sam Brown (R- NV)
  • Senate candidate Bernie Moreno (R-OH)
  • Senate candidate Dave McCormick (R-PA)
  • Senate candidate Hung Cao (R-VA)
  • Senate candidate Eric Hovde (R-WI)
  • Senate candidate Gov. Jim Justice (WV) & Babydog
Wait, what?

OK, bonus points for Babydog:
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Inflation will increase under Trump's promised 10-20% tariff on *all* imports and a 60% tariff on Chinese imports.
Really, you know the future lol? We KNOW that it was high under Bidden-Harris...
 
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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.



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
Again, NONE of those people are relevant to the American people anymore. I bet that if you took their names to the streets and asked people if they know who those generals and others quoted here are, 99% would not be able to answer affirmatively. The opinions of those people in your quote are not going to sway American voters at all.
 
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This is well observed. The GOP today bears no resemblance to the GOP of 8 years ago.
And that is very good, in my opinion. The GOP of today is for American first, instead of the way it used to be.
 
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And that is very good, in my opinion. The GOP of today is for American first, instead of the way it used to be.
What about Regan? Did he not put America first?
 
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Again, NONE of those people are relevant to the American people anymore. I bet that if you took their names to the streets and asked people if they know who those generals and others quoted here are, 99% would not be able to answer affirmatively. The opinions of those people in your quote are not going to sway American voters at all.
Have you ever seen this number of same party people disavow their presidential nominee in the past?
 
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Have you ever seen this number of same party people disavow their presidential nominee in the past?
To 99% of Americans, those "party people" do not matter and will not sway their votes at all.
 
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What about Regan? Did he not put America first?
Yes. I believe that he did. That is why he is my most favorite president in my lifetime.
 
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To 99% of Americans, those "party people" do not matter and will not sway their votes at all.
That doesn't answer my question. Have you ever seen this number of same party people disavow their presidential nominee in the past?
 
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Yes. I believe that he did. That is why he is my most favorite president in my lifetime.
And yet no GOP from over 8 years ago was not America first. Curious that you would feel that way.
 
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Inflation will increase under Trump's promised 10-20% tariff on *all* imports and a 60% tariff on Chinese imports.
It's wild how the crowd that supposedly cares so much about inflation is just completely ignoring this.

Really, you know the future lol?

Yeah, generally, when you institute such a hefty tax on things, they get more expensive.

We KNOW that it was high under Bidden-Harris...
You know that it was high and that it came back down. If you think it was bad before, wait until we have high tariffs on everything.
 
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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?

I don't know... I have to say I was a big fan of the whole peace on earth, goodwill towards men vibe....

I know the warmonger prior to him got the nobel peace prize for sounding nice but I liked the real end to any more wars thing better. .

People are capable of sin, but Jesus forgives us when we change our ways and turn towards Him and His ways, He is always ready to forgive.

We just have to be willing to repent. The Trump I see now is pretty repentant, maybe not perfectly yet but he's getting there just like the rest of us.
 
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That doesn't answer my question. Have you ever seen this number of same party people disavow their presidential nominee in the past?
Past presidential elections decades ago don't matter in today's politics.
 
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And yet no GOP from over 8 years ago was not America first. Curious that you would feel that way.
I'm sure that you recall how many foreign wars we were involved in and how much nations such as China were taking advantage of the USA.
 
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Past presidential elections decades ago don't matter in today's politics.
I'm talking about any election. The answer, of course, is no. Never in recent memory has a presidential candidate had so many of their own party come out against them. Many of those who are speaking out about Trump are top cabinet members from his previous administration. They know him very well and if they are warning Americans about him, then people should pay attention.

While many may not know the names of each and every one of these individuals, it's the large number coming forward that will convince some people not to vote for Trump in November.
 
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