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October Surprises 10/16: Rs for Ds [1]

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Date: 2022-10-16

Of course.

Let us first go back a bit, and start with List of Republicans who opposed the Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign

Trump remained unsupported by 20 percent of Republican members of Congress in the general election.[2] Following Trump's election in November 2016, some in the movement refocused their efforts on defeating Trump in 2020.[3]

Yes, well, that was then.

Remember,

If your enemy is of choleric temper, seek to irritate him.

Sunzi/Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Republicans make MASS EXODUS From RADICAL MAGA Party and share why WITH US Part 4

x Normal Republicans are being pushed out of the GOP in droves. They are being labeled ‘RINOs’ and ‘traitors’ by a fascist MAGA movement that bears no relation to conservatism. Many of these Republicans will be voting BLUE!



Do you have a similar story? Share it with us! https://t.co/ShLyQMPuAf — MeidasTouch (@MeidasTouch) September 6, 2022

Normal Republicans are being pushed out of the GOP in droves. They are being labeled ‘RINOs’ and ‘traitors’ by a fascist MAGA movement that bears no relation to conservatism. Many of these Republicans will be voting BLUE! These voters shared their stories with us on Twitter and YouTube. This is Part 4 of our series. If you have a similar story, share it with us in the comments!

They got thousands of replies.

Current Campaigns

Prominent Republicans endorse Democrats over GOP candidates, citing 'extremism'

Former GOP officials and other prominent Republican figures in Texas, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Arizona are warning that their party's candidates are a threat to democracy. More than half of voters in the United States, or 60%, will have a candidate on their ballot who either falsely denies the results of the 2020 presidential election or who won't say President Joe Biden was legitimately elected, according to FiveThirtyEight. On Sunday, a Republican state senator in Texas endorsed Democrat Mike Collier for lieutenant governor over incumbent Republican Dan Patrick. In Michigan, Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer announced on Monday that 150 Republicans, including former lawmakers, business leaders, and staffers to previous Republican governors in Michigan, are endorsing her for reelection over her opponent, Republican Tudor Dixon. In Pennsylvania, more than a dozen Republicans have endorsed Democratic gubernatorial nominee Josh Shapiro over Republican gubernatorial nominee Doug Mastriano, citing Mastriano's "extremism." In July, nine Republicans backed Shapiro, calling Mastriano and his far-right views "dangerous" and "divisive," and another seven Republicans endorsed Shapiro's bid on Aug. 30. In Maryland, Gov. Larry Hogan refused to back the GOP nominee for governor, Dan Cox. Hogan said Cox, who also arranged buses to Washington on Jan. 6, 2021, is a "nut" and a "QAnon whack job" who is not "mentally stable." In Massachusetts, retiring GOP Gov. Charlie Baker refused to endorse Republican nominee Geoff Diehl, another election denier who has also pushed COVID-19 conspiracy theories. In Arizona, Meghan McCain, the television personality and daughter of the late Sen. John McCain, slammed GOP gubernatorial nominee Kari Lake for being too extreme. Lake has made election denialism a cornerstone of her campaign, and has vowed to jail her Democratic opponent, Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, for her role in administering the 2020 election.

Every Republican Endorsing Democrats Over Trump Candidates in the Midterms

Actually, not all of them, but a good start.

This lets us add these.

Arizona Arizona Republican state Representative Joel John revealed on Thursday that he was endorsing the Democratic candidate for secretary of state, Adrian Fontes, over the GOP candidate, state Representative Mark Finchem. Kansas Former Republican Governor Mike Hayden endorsed Kansas Governor Laura Kelly, a Democrat, for reelection this week over her Trump-endorsed opponent, state Attorney General Derek Schmidt. Hayden was joined by another Republican and former governor, Bill Graves, as well as former Democratic governors Kathleen Sebelius and John Carlin in calling for support for Kelly. Oklahoma Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Kendra Horn has received endorsements from three state-level Republicans as she faces Trump-endorsed U.S. Representative Markwayne Mullin. Kris Steele, a Republican and former speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives, publicly endorsed Horn over Mullin in a video released on Wednesday.

Turned on Trump: Here are the Republicans backing Democrats over MAGA candidates

AZ, KS, OK, PA, TX

Pa. Democratic U.S. Senate candidate John Fetterman wins Republican support in new ad campaign

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