Sunday, July 31, 2016

Defections

 A GOP Congressman from New York, Richard Hanna, says he'll vote for Secretary Clinton, as does a former aide to Chris Christie, Maria Comella.

And an aide to Jeb Bush, Sally Bradshaw, says she has left the Republican Party, and has become an independent.  She says: "If the race in Florida is close, I will vote for Hillary Clinton."

Says Bradshaw: "That is a very difficult statement for me to make. I disagree with her on several important issues. I have worked to elect Republicans to national and statewide offices for the last 30 years. I have never voted for a Democrat for president, and I consider myself a conservative, a supporter of limited government, gun rights, free enterprise, equality of opportunity. I am pro-life. There are no other candidates who were serious contenders for the nomination that I would not have supported.

"But," she continued, "we are at a crossroads and have nominated a total narcissist -- a misogynist -- a bigot. This is a time when country has to take priority over political parties. Donald Trump cannot be elected president."

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/03/us/politics/donald-trump-republican-party-richard-hanna.html

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/02/politics/maria-comella-hillary-clinton-donald-trump/index.html

http://www.cnn.com/2016/08/01/politics/sally-bradshaw-jeb-bush-donald-trump-florida/