Republicans who have in the past voted for Donald Trump explain exactly why they will never do so again in a damning series of testimonials released this week by the Republican Accountability PAC.
The conservative political action committee is spending $50 million on its Republican Voters Against Trump campaign to spotlight real former Trump voters making the case for why they wont support him in November, according to a news release.
In a video released Tuesday, one- and two-time Trump voters reel off a long list of reasons for not backing the former president as he seeks to retake the White House.
They condemn the twice-impeached Trump as the biggest threat to our democracy, responsible for the violence at the 2021 U.S. Capitol riot, and more.
In another video , a Virginia Republican named Beth explains how the Trump-instigated riot was like a sucker punch and made her realize this is not the party that I thought we had.
Trumps 2021 decision to throw then-Vice President Mike Pence under the bus and ... to the wolves and the lions for not helping him overturn the 2020 election result made Beth sick to my stomach, she says.
She says shed back any rival if Trumps evil is on the ballot, and acknowledges that President Joe Biden s administration has been a bit refreshing.
Ill take kind, older man any day over the tyrant, she says.
A third clip shows a man named Dennis, identified as a former service member, condemning Trump for reportedly making derogatory comments about U.S. veterans and war dead.
Trump only thinks about protecting himself, he says.
The Republican Accountability PAC is one of multiple conservative groups seeking to prevent Trump from returning to the White House.
Its campaign will particularly focus on states that are blue wall battlegrounds, per the news release, with the goal of re-creating the anti-Trump coalition that won in 2020 by targeting soft GOP voters and Republican-leaning independents.
Former Republicans and Republican-leaning voters hold the key to 2024, and reaching them with credible, relatable messengers is essential, read a statement from Sarah Longwell, the president of the Republican Accountability PAC.
It establishes a permission structure that says thatwhatever their complaints about Joe BidenDonald Trump is too dangerous and too unhinged to ever be president again, Longwell explained. Who better to make this case than the voters who used to support him?
The videos will air on TV, streaming, radio, billboards, and digital media, according to the group. However, while such ads attacking Trump (especially from conservatives) have gone viral in recent years, their actual effect on swaying voters remains up for debate .
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