N.Y. lawmaker becomes first Republican in Congress to say he'll vote for Hillary
7:00 A.M. Jill Ornitz
New York lawmaker becomes first Republican in Congress to say he'll vote for Hillary Clinton
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A New York lawmaker became the first Republican member of Congress to say he will vote for Hillary Clinton, declaring that Donald Trump will only push the GOP to its extremes.
"I have long held the belief that the Republican Party is becoming increasingly less capable of nominating a person who is electable as president," Rep. Richard Hanna wrote in an op-ed. "The primary process is so geared toward the party's political base, which ignores the fact that we have largely alienated women, Hispanics, the LGBT community, young voters and many others in general."
Hanna represents a swing district in upstate New York and is retiring after three terms.
Hanna's announcement comes after a rough few days for Trump. The Republican nominee has been repeatedly lambasted for criticizing the parents of a fallen U.S. soldier. Hanna called Trump"a national embarrassment," adding that these latest comments, coupled with his attacks on Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) last year, make him unfit to be president.
"I do not expect perfection," Hanna wrote, "but I do require more than the embodiment of at least a short list of the seven deadly sins."
http://www.latimes.com/nation/politi...htmlstory.html
GOP Congressman Announces He’s Voting for Clinton: Trump’s a ‘National Embarrassment’
GOP Congressman Announces He’s Voting for Clinton: Trump’s a ‘National Embarrassment’
by Ken Meyer | 9:48 am,
August 2nd, 2016
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The #NeverTrump movement might be over in terms of stopping Donald Trump from becoming the Republican nominee, but on Tuesday, a GOP congressman announced he’ll abandon ship in favor of Hillary Clinton for the general election — becoming the first elected official to do so in the process.
Richard Hanna, a three-term New York Republican representative, announced in a Syracuse Post Standard op-ed that he will cross party lines come November. While other Congressional figures have resistedor denounced Trump outright in the past, the outgoing Congressman is the first to announce he’s completely rejecting the Republican nominee.
While Hanna noted that he has a lot of disagreements with the former Secretary of State, “she stands and has stood for causes bigger than herself for a lifetime,” Hanna wrote. “Mrs. Clinton has promoted many of the issues I have been committed to over the years including expanding education and supporting women’s health care.”
As far as Trump goes, Hanna described the mogul as “the embodiment of at least a short list of the seven deadly sins,” and that his lack of political understanding and attacks on various groups are disqualifying.
“It is not enough to simply denounce his comments,” Hanna said. “He is unfit to serve our party and cannot lead this country.”
Hanna’s piece follows the announcement by Sally Bradshaw, a Republican aide for Jeb Bush, who announced this week that the attacks on Khizr Khan were the last straw for her support for Trump.
http://www.mediaite.com/online/gop-c...embarrassment/
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