Former Il. Governor Jim Edgar (R) voting for Biden.
SCOOP: Former Gov. Jim Edgar joins a growing list of Republican leaders who are voting for Democrat Joe Biden over President Donald Trump.
“I think a president should be someone we can point to our children and say: ‘That’s someone we can respect,’” Edgar said when asked by Playbook who he was voting for in November. “I don’t agree with some of his policies, either. But the real issue is character. The president of the United States isn’t going to be perfect. But you don’t want to be embarrassed.”
Four years ago, Edgar would say only that he wasn’t voting for Trump. He wouldn’t say if he backed Hillary Clinton. This time, he’s taking a stand, following in the steps of former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who endorsed Biden last week at the Democratic National Convention.
“I know a lot of people say, ‘but look at the economy.’ Well, the economy wasn’t terrible before,” said Edgar, also ticking off Trump’s handling of Covid-19 and international relations as problematic. “I don’t trust Putin. And I don’t understand why [Trump’s relationship with the Russian president] doesn’t rattle Republicans more.”
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