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book_worm

(15,951 posts) Fri Feb 26, 2016, 10:58 PM Feb 2016

EX-GOP Governor Christie Todd Whitman will vote for HRC if Trump is nominee

Former New Jersey Gov. Christie Todd Whitman (R) said she’s planning to vote for Hillary Clinton if Donald Trump gets the nomination, the Newark Star Ledger reports.

“She’s keeping her options open, in case we find out something new and horrible about Hillary. But that’s her plan now.”

Said Whitman: “You’ll see a lot of Republicans do that. We don’t want to. But I know I won’t vote for Trump.”

https://politicalwire.com/2016/02/26/whitman-says-shell-vote-for-clinton-before-trump/

I think you're going to see a lot of this if Trump is the GOP nominee. I think it will be like 1964 when a lot of moderate Republicans decided not to support Barry Goldwater.

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EX-GOP Governor Christie Todd Whitman will vote for HRC if Trump is nominee (Original Post) book_worm Feb 2016 OP

I expect to see many more statements like that 72DejaVu Feb 2016 #1

I'm sure she won't be the only one! DesertRat Feb 2016 #2

Yep. More and more will. Lucinda Feb 2016 #3

This is why the Republicans are so frightened of Trump Neon Gods Feb 2016 #4

I can remember in 2008 seeing an interview with prominent GOP women Kathleen Parker Tanuki Feb 2016 #5

Conclusion: "Bern it down!" Bernie supporters hate Clinton more than moderate Republicans. kjones Feb 2016 #6

72DejaVu

(1,545 posts)

1. I expect to see many more statements like that

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Fri Feb 26, 2016, 11:17 PM

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DesertRat

(27,995 posts)

2. I'm sure she won't be the only one!

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Fri Feb 26, 2016, 11:20 PM

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Lucinda

(31,170 posts)

3. Yep. More and more will.

Reply to book_worm (Original post)

Fri Feb 26, 2016, 11:40 PM

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Both the moderate leadership, and the moderate voters too.

Neon Gods

(222 posts)

4. This is why the Republicans are so frightened of Trump

Reply to book_worm (Original post)

Fri Feb 26, 2016, 11:53 PM

Feb 2016

If Trump gets the nomination, by October hundreds of former Republicans, and noted conservatives, are going to be writing publicly that they cannot vote for Trump. The really beautiful part is that if the Republican establishment manages to thwart Trump, he will either run as an independent, or a significant portion of his supporters will write his name in. The GOP is royally screwed no matter what they do.

Tanuki

(14,920 posts)

5. I can remember in 2008 seeing an interview with prominent GOP women Kathleen Parker

Reply to book_worm (Original post)

Sat Feb 27, 2016, 12:07 AM

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and Michelle Laxalt. Both said they were so disgusted with Sarah Palin's obvious incompetence that they could not in good conscience vote for McCain. There will be a lot of Republicans who will be too appalled by the prospect of a Trump presidency if he is the candidate.

kjones

(1,053 posts)

6. Conclusion: "Bern it down!" Bernie supporters hate Clinton more than moderate Republicans.

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Sat Feb 27, 2016, 12:21 AM

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