Two dozen former Republican lawmakers come out against Trump on first day of GOP convention

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Raw Story


Published 16 mins ago on August 24, 2020
By Brad Reed

Two dozen former Republican lawmakers on Monday came out to endorse Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden on the first day of the 2020 Republican National Convention.

Fox News reports that the list of former GOP lawmakers is headlined by Jeff Flake, the former Arizona senator who frequently clashed with the president before retiring in 2018.

The other Republicans endorsing Biden are former Sens. John Warner of Virginia, Gordon Humphrey of New Hampshire, and former Reps. Steve Bartlett of Texas, Bill Clinger of Pennsylvania, Tom Coleman of Missouri, Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania, Charles Djou of Hawaii, Mickey Edwards of Oklahoma, Wayne Gilchrest of Maryland, Jim Greenwood of Pennsylvania, Bob Inglis of South Carolina, Jim Kolbe of Arizona, Steve Kuykendall of California, Ray LaHood of Illinois, Jim Leach of Iowa, Connie Morella of Maryland, Mike Parker of Mississippi, Jack Quinn of New York, Claudine Schneider of Rhode Island, Chris Shays of Connecticut, Peter Smith of Vermont, Alan Steelman of Texas, Bill Whitehurst of Virginia, Dick Zimmer of New Jersey, and Jim Walsh of New York.

Read more: https://www.rawstory.com/2020/08/two-dozen-former-republican-lawmakers-come-out-against-trump-on-first-day-of-gop-convention/

[GoneOffShore]

1. Well, as Gomer Pyle said -

[bucolic_frolic]

2. First time I can think and say

this election is now running away from Trump.

Two dozen here.

26 active House GOP with the USPS vote.

Some may be CYA because they expect the worst from this week, but it could wind up more like a morning talk show and have slight upside. Of course they'd be betting on Trump delivering. *ahem*

[Illumination]

7. Can you imagine listening to all his lies & B.S.? UGH!...

[bucolic_frolic]

9. MAGA agar /nt

[Illumination]

11. Huht? Agar has to do with plants & tissues. Don't understand. What do you mean?

[bucolic_frolic]

14. MAGA growth medium

the 4 night Trump soliloquy

[erronis]

19. I got it. But perhaps a witches brew would be a better medium.

[kurtcagle]

25. Most self-respecting witches

would more than likely just give them poison.

[Cha]

3. ALL HANDS ON DECK for Democracy!

[Illumination]

8. You are so right! Also, all hands on deck against evil (like the Lincoln Project's current ad)!

[Miguelito Loveless]

4. Trump voters have no idea who any of these people are

and don’t care.

[bucolic_frolic]

5. Agree, their sway will be slight

I doubt Jim Greenwood of Pennsylvania can tilt the House district 1.6% ... he's retired about 15 years. Went from government to pharma CEO. Nice work if you can get it.

[dhol82]

6. Note that they are 'former'

Current ones are still too afraid of the dicktator to say boo.

[Sucha NastyWoman]

12. Not exactly that well known for the most part, either.

Although there’s a considerable number of well known Republicans who have already come out as anti-Trump

[NewJeffCT]

17. agreed - but, this is a story that will steal at least some of Donny's thunder

this week. The media loves intra-party squabbles (how often do we get "Dems in Disarray" from the media - weekly?)

[Laelth]

22. Sad to note that Mittens is the only "current" GOP honcho with integrity. n/t

-Laelth

[riversedge]

10. every one counts--

[Illumination]

13. Yes riversedge! Let's have some positivity here! Flipping on Trump is better than

none @ all! It gives us some hope for a better future!...

[riversedge]

16. The Audacity of Hope

[Illumination]

15. Please step right this way to the Democratic side folks! Thank you!

[bobbieinok]

18. Mickey Edwards of OK and Jim Leach of IA---;I remember them both. Very good men

They were Reps BEFORE Evangelicals took over the GOP in OK and IA

It wasn't such a surprise in OK, longtime home of SoBaptists. But it came as a major surprise to republicans in IA. They literally didn't know what had hit them. They'd never before seen such an all-encompassing worldview

[dhol82]

20. Interesting.

[tblue37]

23. Warner was a big name. nt

[3catwoman3]

21. I don't know that I would say Flake "clashed" with...

...Trump. He’s talk a good game about disagreeing with something, and then vote for it anyway.

Any dissent is welcome at this point.

[onetexan]

24. Where are the Bushes? Dubya? Jeb? Even Cindy Mccain came out in support of Biden.