Most
conscientious and relatively competent individuals, regardless of political
ideologies, can agree that Donald Trump is an idiot. Although it’s incredibly
shocking to see him with such heavy support throughout the Country – really
makes you wonder whether the voters in these red states even listen to the
words he spews out – it may be exactly what this ideologically divided
Government needs, a mutual agreement on hating the GOP nominee. In a time where
Congress has grown more polarized, notable Republican politicians have come to
an agreement with the Democrats, favoring Hillary Clinton over Donald Trump.
Many
retired and incumbent Republican Party members have recently surfaced as to
their decisions to vote for the Presidential primaries Democratic nominee. Most
notably, George H. W. Bush has been acknowledged for extraordinary rebuke
against the Republican Party and his recent decision to vote for Hillary
Clinton.[1]
Although the justification for why is not explicitly stated, I’m sure we can
read between the lines – Trump is a narcissistic sociopath without a conscious,
and someone who is aware of this is able to recognize, regardless of party
ideology. Other Republicans like Rosario Marín, former U.S. Treasurer under
President George W. Bush, has refused to support Trump due to the candidate’s
controversial comments about immigrants. New York Rep. Richard Hanna was one of
the first Republican in Congress to openly support Clinton. The Congressman rebuked
Trump for both his personality and talking points that alienate minority
groups, “I found him profoundly offensive and narcissistic but as much as
anything, a world-class panderer, anything but a leader.”[2]
Moreover, Trump’s Republican endorsers may be confused on why these once
Republican politicians are voting for a Democrat, but it shouldn’t be that
difficult to understand. These politicians seem to be paying attention to the
content of the words coming from the nominees while ignoring the emphasis of
political party categories in which their ideology exists. Sounds like what we
should have been doing in the first place.
There
has never been a more “hated” pair of nominee’s as far as anyone can remember.
And although many may not be in complete favor of Hillary Clinton, you can not
deny the fact that she is ridiculously more qualified that Donald Trump to be
President – and it seems that these prominent figures are now resurfacing as
endorsements for Clinton. (Here’s a whole list of them: http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2016/08/09/all-of-the-top-republicans-voting-for-hillary-clinton-instead-of-donald-trump.html).
I
try to remain optimistic in that this first Presidential debate, in which Trump
opened his giant arsenal of vocabulary words to describe a judge as a
very against police judge, will finally add to the accumulated notions of
idiocy, bigotry, racism and corruption detected throughout his campaign. One
can only hope at this point, that these notable figures go on the offensive and
continue to boycott against Trump’s crusade.
This
divided government has been a result of the partisanship of both parties.
Figures like Paul Ryan have come out recently to speak about the negative
effects of a split government – also being the reason why he got the job when
John Boehner resigned. However, the ability to see past the party preference
may be in the near future. With so many figures not buying into Trump’s
campaign (although a whopping amount of voters are), it may help build back ties
between Democrats and Republicans. In order for Congress to function
efficiently, properly and democratically, both parties need to align, while in
all, avoiding the tyranny that would exist if Trump became President. Focus on
the policy and the nominee’s agenda, NOT whichever party they belong to.
This is actually a pretty interesting link of notables who are against Trump. I’m just wondering why the notable others who have publicly stated that they would not endorse Trump hasn’t transitioned into the Polls.
ReplyDeleteThis may be a tough question to ask, but why do you think Americans are still backing Trump while there are so many politicians and other figures in Washington that have publicly criticized him?
That's the question I was wondering man. I'm assuming it's rhetorical but can't even answer that. It's either because everyone just despises Hillary completely or they like the idea that he is "not a politician."
ReplyDeleteDoesn't make sense though...because anyone can be just blurting stuff out like he does.