Murkowski, done with Trump, won’t rule out leaving GOP | CNN Politics
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski, aghast at Donald Trump’s candidacy and the direction of her party, won’t rule out bolting the GOP.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, aghast at Donald Trump’s candidacy and the direction of her party, won’t rule out bolting from the GOP.

The veteran Alaska Republican, one of seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial amid the aftermath of January 6, 2021, is done with the former president and said she “absolutely” would not vote for him.

“I wish that as Republicans, we had … a nominee that I could get behind,” Murkowski told CNN. “I certainly can’t get behind Donald Trump.”

The party’s shift toward Trump has caused Murkowski to consider her future within the GOP. In the interview, she would not say if she would remain a Republican.

Asked if she would become an independent, Murkowski said: “Oh, I think I’m very independent minded.” And she added: “I just regret that our party is seemingly becoming a party of Donald Trump.”

  • MagicShel@programming.dev
    312¡
    8 months ago

    I’ve voted third party most of my life. I will not while Trump and his flunkies run. And I will not urge anyone else to vote third party as I often had prior to 2016.

    There has to be an American democracy in order for any voting to matter. Once fascism and autocracy is defeated vote for whomever you fucking want, but not today.

    • RedFox@infosec.pub
      615¡
      8 months ago

      I feel what you’re saying.

      This is weird, but I miss Bush and the Az senator who reminded me of a wax museum statue. He was a war vet, but also ancient. At least their faults in my mind were lesser then the blatant issues now. I never thought the US was seriously at risk, just another shitty couple years. I used to think that about all of them.

      Now I’m worried…

      • quicksand@lemm.ee
        91¡
        8 months ago

        You’re thinking of John McCain. I disagreed with most of his principles, but respect the fact that he generally stuck to them. Our perspectives and politics were very different, but he seemed to have good character

        • RedFox@infosec.pub
          92¡
          8 months ago

          I wasn’t worried about him over throwing the constitution, that’s for sure. Maybe having health issues…

          Edit, not sure why someone feels the need to down vote your answer, it wasn’t an inflammatory comment 🤷

        • MagicShel@programming.dev
          4¡
          8 months ago

          I might’ve voted for him in 2000, but by 2008 he was a different man and worse for it. Still stuck up for Obama when a heckler called him a Muslim. I respect McCain, but also he sold his fucking soul for his run in 2008. I respected him so much more when he stood up to his party when he thought they were wrong.

          • root_beer@midwest.socialEnglish
            2¡
            8 months ago

            His defense of Obama was still couched in bigotry. To paraphrase (I think), he said, “Mr. Obama is not a Muslim, he is a decent person.” Yes, he meant well, but he still flubbed it.

        • RedFox@infosec.pub
          14¡
          8 months ago

          Where did you get strong opinions?

          Your football comment make me think you dont know most of the world loves ⚽

          You probably mean 🏈?

          Are ⚽🏈 people dumb?