Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a former presidential candidate in the 2016 GOP, left his party Monday and supported Democratic nominee Joe Biden in the 2020 race.
The CNN employee stood at a literal fork in the road near his home in Ohio and urged listeners to vote for Biden, saying that ‘I’m sure there are Republicans and independents who could not imagine cross over to support a Democrat.
‘They are afraid that Joe may turn sharply to the left and leave them behind. I do not believe that. He’s ridiculous, loyal, respectful, and you know, nobody cares about Joe. “
Here are the other prominent Republicans who switched this cycle to the Democratic ticket:
Carly Fiorina
Fiorina, the former CEO of Hewlett-Packard, also ran against Trump in the 2016 Republican primary. At the time, the two were spared after Trump criticized Fiorina’s appearance during a 2015 Rolling Stone interview.
‘Look at that face! Would anyone vote for it? Can you imagine that, the face of our next president, ”he told the magazine.
Fiorina capitalized on the moment and temporarily saw an impetus in the interviews.
In an interview with The Atlantic in June asking if she would vote for the former veep, Fiorina said yes.
‘I’m very clear that I can not support Donald Trump. And, you know, elections are binary choices … if they have to do with a binary choice on a ballot, yes, “she said.
‘I’m encouraged Joe Biden is a person of humility and empathy and character. I think he has shown that through his life. ”
Colin Powell
Like Kasich, the former Secretary of State under George W. Bush was also featured at the Democratic National Convention this year.
Powell described Biden as having the right set of values to be commander-in-chief in his remarks.
‘The values I learned to grow in the South Bronx and to serve in uniform were the same values as Joe Biden’s parents in him in Scranton, Pennsylvania. I support Joe Biden for the presidency of the United States, because these values still define him, and we need to repay those values in the White House, ‘he said in the pre-recorded speech.
Powell is by no means a vocal Trump critic, mostly remaining a mother on the subject through the early years of his administration.
While voting for Hillary Clinton in 2016, he did not disperse then-candidate Trump, saying only that he felt she was the more qualified of the two.
Members of The Lincoln Project
George Conway, Steve Schmidt and Rick Wilson lead the group “Never Trump” Republicans, who signed Biden earlier this year and released ads aimed at moderates who are not enthusiastic about voting for the current chief executive. commander.
Conway, the husband of White House councilor Kellyanne Conway, has become famous by engaging in Twitter feeds with his wife’s boss.
Schmidt and Wilson have since moved from Republican talks to the cable news circuit.
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