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Which Republicans Oppose Donald Trump? A Cheat Sheet
Michael Steele becomes the sixth former chair of the Republican National Committee to say he will not vote for the GOP nominee.
Which Republicans Are Against Donald Trump? A Cheat Sheet - The Atlantic
It’s a sign of the times when a former Republican National Committee chairman announces he’s not voting for the GOP’s presidential nominee—and does so at a dinner honoring the progressive magazine
Mother Jones.
Speaking at a dinner on Thursday, Michael Steele said he would not be voting for Trump,
BuzzFeed reports. “I was damn near puking during the debates,” Steele said, adding that Trump has “captured that racist underbelly, that frustration, that angry underbelly of American life and gave voice to that.”
Here’s another sign of the times: Steele is the sixth former RNC chair to say that he’s opposing Trump.
Steele was the chair from 2009 to 2011, the first African American to fill the role. His term was a turbulent, including the huge Republican Tea Party wave of 2010, but he was pushed out and replaced by Reince Priebus, who is the current chair. Steele was lieutenant governor of Maryland previously.
He joins Marc Racicot (chair 2002-2003), who told Bloomberg in August, “I cannot and will not support Donald Trump for president.” Mel Martinez (2007) memorably told
The Wall Street Journal, “If there is any, any, any other choice, a living, breathing person with a pulse, I would be there.” Bill Brock (1977-1981) has said he won’t back Trump, and so has Ken Mehlman (2005-2007). Rich Bond (1992-1993) wrote in an email in May that he would not vote for either Trump or Clinton, and would write in Homer Simpson if need be.
Despite a mass exodus since a video emerged of Trump bragging about sexually assaulting women, some prominent Republicans have still kept backing Trump. That notably includes Speaker Paul Ryan, who is officially a Trump endorser, even though he has said he will not defend or campaign for the nominee, and even though Trump has taken to attacking him during stump speeches and interviews; and also Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
How do you solve a problem like The Donald? For Republicans and conservatives, the time for hoping Trump would simply burn himself out, collapse, and go away is over. Now they have to figure out what they’ll do: Sign up with Trump in the name of party unity, and distaste for Hillary Clinton? Or risk alienating the Republican nominee and reject him?
As the chaotic and failed attempts to stop Trump over the last year have shown, there’s no obviously right choice for how conservatives should respond. But which choice are people making? Here’s a list of some major figures and where they stand on Trump—right now. We’ll keep it updated as other important people take stances, or as these ones change their views about Trump.
Even the Republican party's ultimate Republican will not vote for Trump.
Tells you plenty about his deluded supporters.
Sorry to make you cry Sirk - but you had it coming!