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Title: George Will calls for defeat of Trump and GOP Senate
Post by: Ecurb Noselrub on June 02, 2020, 09:21:50 PM
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/no-one-should-want-four-more-years-of-this-taste-of-ashes/2020/06/01/1a80ecf4-a425-11ea-bb20-ebf0921f3bbd_story.html


Life-long conservative and former Republican George Will eloquently calls for the GOP's defeat in November.

Title: Re: George Will calls for defeat of Trump and GOP Senate
Post by: Randy on June 03, 2020, 12:34:12 AM
There was some article I read yesterday about a group of Republicans for Biden. I can't find it now but apparently it's more widespread than I thought.
Title: Re: George Will calls for defeat of Trump and GOP Senate
Post by: Dark Lightning on June 03, 2020, 01:27:31 AM
 :yes!: I haven't voted (R) in a long time, but only just changed my voter registration last year when I renewed my driver's license. The (R) party just disgusts me, TBH.
Title: Re: George Will calls for defeat of Trump and GOP Senate
Post by: Sandra Craft on June 03, 2020, 02:06:34 AM
About damn time.
Title: Re: George Will calls for defeat of Trump and GOP Senate
Post by: Randy on June 04, 2020, 12:53:41 AM
I found the article I was looking for.

New GOP group launches $10 million campaign to get Republicans to vote for Biden over Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/republican-voters-against-trump-ad-campaign/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/republican-voters-against-trump-ad-campaign/index.html)
Title: Re: George Will calls for defeat of Trump and GOP Senate
Post by: Bluenose on June 04, 2020, 01:41:21 AM
An interesting read. I have wondered how many of those GOPers who have enabled the orange shitgibbon manage to not realise that in the long term they are condemning themselves to the rubbish bin of history.  Trump will not be there forever, and as if it needs saying, if he continues to incite the the deplorables to act out their their bigotry the point will come when the reaction of the oppressed people will become overwhelming.  I am not at all sure we have not already reached that point.
Title: Re: George Will calls for defeat of Trump and GOP Senate
Post by: Dark Lightning on June 04, 2020, 02:33:00 AM
It just defies belief that that many (R) politicos are kissing the chump's ass. The only explanation I can think of is that he's an old-time Mafioso and has blackmail dirt on them.

ETA- I just can't believe that these folks want the chaos that is being created. Then again, I can quote Steve Bannon, who claimed, "I'm an admitted Leninist".
Title: Re: George Will calls for defeat of Trump and GOP Senate
Post by: Anne D. on June 04, 2020, 05:41:59 AM
Quote from: Randy on June 04, 2020, 12:53:41 AM
I found the article I was looking for.

New GOP group launches $10 million campaign to get Republicans to vote for Biden over Trump.
https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/republican-voters-against-trump-ad-campaign/index.html (https://www.cnn.com/2020/05/28/politics/republican-voters-against-trump-ad-campaign/index.html)

Apparently there are a few such groups (hurrah): the group mentioned in the article you linked to, Defending Democracy Together; Republicans for the Rule of Law; and the Lincoln Project.
Title: Re: George Will calls for defeat of Trump and GOP Senate
Post by: Randy on June 04, 2020, 09:50:24 AM
I know of people who vote republican regardless of who's running. I don't know if they follow their candidate to see the mess he's caused however. Surely they aren't living under a rock.
Title: Re: George Will calls for defeat of Trump and GOP Senate
Post by: Dark Lightning on June 04, 2020, 02:28:01 PM
Quote from: Randy on June 04, 2020, 09:50:24 AM
I know of people who vote republican regardless of who's running. I don't know if they follow their candidate to see the mess he's caused however. Surely they aren't living under a rock.

I know people like that. They call the Democrats "liberals" and equate them to socialists and communists in one breath. How their brain doesn't roll out of one ear when they tilt their heads still mystifies me.

[corrected typo]
Title: Re: George Will calls for defeat of Trump and GOP Senate
Post by: Ecurb Noselrub on June 08, 2020, 04:23:14 PM
Senator Mitt Romney, former President George W. Bush, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell have all stated they will support Biden instead of their party's nominee, Trump.  Biden is now getting over 50% in some polls.  Hope the trend continues.
Title: Re: George Will calls for defeat of Trump and GOP Senate
Post by: MadBomr101 on July 11, 2020, 01:34:35 PM
While there are still some reasonable Republicans left in the cesspool of Trumpublicans that have overtaken the party, I'm surprised to see that W is among them. He and Cheney ran such a corrupt administration that I would've bet money that Trump was his kind of guy.
Title: Re: George Will calls for defeat of Trump and GOP Senate
Post by: No one on July 11, 2020, 02:28:28 PM
Can we vote for pancreatic cancer?
Title: Re: George Will calls for defeat of Trump and GOP Senate
Post by: Tom62 on July 11, 2020, 06:38:03 PM
Quote from: MadBomr101 on July 11, 2020, 01:34:35 PM
While there are still some reasonable Republicans left in the cesspool of Trumpublicans that have overtaken the party, I'm surprised to see that W is among them. He and Cheney ran such a corrupt administration that I would've bet money that Trump was his kind of guy.

George W. Bush, Cheney and Tony Blair are war criminals. They belong in jail.