Former US President George W. Bush and Senator Mitt Romney. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque KL/MMR
Boston Globe: Vote for Trump? These Republican leaders aren’t on the bandwagon
WASHINGTON — It was one thing in 2016 for top Republicans to take a stand against Donald Trump for president: He wasn’t likely to win anyway, the thinking went, and there was no ongoing conservative governing agenda that would be endangered.
The 2020 campaign is different: Opposing the sitting president of your own party means putting policy priorities at risk, in this case appointing conservative judges, sustaining business-friendly regulations, and cutting taxes — as well as incurring the volcanic wrath of Trump.
But, far sooner than they expected, growing numbers of prominent Republicans are debating how far to go in revealing that they won’t back his reelection — or might even vote for Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee. They’re feeling a fresh urgency because of Trump’s incendiary response to the protests of police brutality, atop his mishandling of the coronavirus pandemic, according to people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to disclose private discussions.
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Update: George W. Bush and Mitt Romney won't support Trump in 2020, while some GOP officials consider voting for Biden (Business Insider)
WNU Editor: They despised President Trump in 2016. They despise him now. And not surprisingly they are keeping their intentions private, while whispering it to those they know who will leak it out. If they had political courage, they would making their views and intentions public. But they know that the Republican base will turn on them, and wipe out whatever future they or they family may have in politics.
