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Three former chairs of the Maine Republican Party have “enthusiastically” endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the race against former President Donald Trump, joining hundreds of Republicans and former GOP administration officials in backing the Democratic nominee.
Robert Monks, Ken Cole and Ted O’Meara made the announcement in an op-ed for the Bangor Daily News.
Recalling a bygone era, they said they led the Maine Republican Party when “candidates of both parties were not only civil and believed in the rule of law” but also “had the best interests of the state and entire nation” in mind, despite any disagreements that may occur.
They added that they see these “positive characteristics “ in the vice president but that they are “completely lacking” in Trump.
Monks, Cole, and O’Meara argue that Trump’s sole goal appears to be to divide people across the nation, within communities, families and friends.
“Whether it is race, religion, gender, ethnicity or country of origin, Trump continues to pit us against each other in his frightening, cynical quest to get elected again,” the ex-GOP chairs wrote in the op-ed published on Monday.
Meanwhile, the trio argued that Harris is “collaborative and capable” and, unlike Trump, is “committed to bringing people together.”
The authors said they trust her when she says she intends to be a president for the entirety of the US, before going on to lament that the “big-tent Republican Party” they represented no longer exists: “Trump’s MAGA Republican Party is unrecognizable to us.”
https://www.bangordailynews.com/2024/09/23/opinion/opinion-contributor/we-chaired-the-maine-republican-party-we-endorse-kamala-harris-for-president/
trippingthelightfantastic
Rendova
"Well if O'Meara is in, so am I"
ArcaneConjecture
Interesting. Can they deliver that one Electoral Vote Maine keeps giving to the GOP?
dogdayafternoon13
And you know that if at the end of her first four years and lost in 2028. She would have a peaceful transfer of power to next winner.
ucandcantunc
Former....always former , once they can't make any more money off the rubes....they can get fucked
Uandi82muchBeer
SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem
Perhaps its naivety and rose-colored glasses, but as someone who's lived in Maine his whole life, things have changed a lot. It all started when Obama was elected (lot of racist POS people in rural towns), but Trump really kicked things into overdrive. Things weren't nearly this bad back in the day. I never saw political signs in the towns I grew up in. Now it's giant Trump signs everywhere and people applying right-wing talking points to everything constantly.
TheCunningLinguists
That's awesome, and so is this:
Shaodyn
Even his own party is turning against Trump. And he probably won't even realize that he's doing anything wrong. He'll just insist that it's part of a (nonexistent) global secret conspiracy to ruin his life.
Shaodyn
He doesn't need help ruining his life. He does that pretty well on his own, usually every time he opens his mouth.
Hemelsblauw
When I hear Bangor, I always think of Stephen King
Wubbalubbadubdubb101
Bangor? I hardly know her!
LadyRex
You should. He and (his wife) have done so much for that town.
DutchBoeremeisie
I was just thinking that this report would please him.
KAPTKipper
I miss the days when our US network channels were from Maine and not big US cities.
ImGettinSatisfied
Can we just take a minute to appreciate the story headline on the side column? The lady who grew weed for the smell?
majorPUFFEN2
nothingunused
"They smell great, especially when burned!"
astrangehop
For personal (non medical) use you get six flowering plants, and 12 seedlings.
TheMeatIncident
It's no longer enough to be just a republican for kamala, you need to eschew the party entirely or form a new one. It's tainted.
awkungen42
This election is our best chance to take every section of the government and implement real change. Get rid of filibuster, get rid of the electoral college, get rid of gerrymandering, expand SCOTUS, give women back their rights. These would effectively kill the Republican party and move us to center left(as of now) to far left(as of now) for the parties. Then we could get healthcare and affordable education, which would be better for us and the world.
GoddessPurpleFrost
haha, silly lib! That's what rigging elections is for! (this is a joke because they will always try to remove the rights of voters instead of actually reforming their opinions to match the populous.)
Durtschi
On that subject, I did a little bit of research to see what can be done to make sure the elections are fair. https://www.eac.gov/help-america-vote
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colderfish
The Democrats could implement RCV simply within their own party for primaries and soon it would be so popular it would cause the GOP to be nothing but fringe. In the end, that would basically replace the 2 party with "here's the ranked choice vote nominee vs the fringe groups"
Enoan
Which is why the Republican party must be shattered. We are stuck with two parties, but Republicans don't have to be one of them.
HoneyBunchesOfStoats
You're right, but that doesn't mean the republican party as it currently exists has to be one of the two major parties. I think they're hitting a watershed moment where if they don't manage to take power within the next few election cycles and radically change the political landscape they're going to fragment and one of their splinter groups is going to evolve to replace them.