Former Tarrant County Judge Glenn Whitley — a life-long member of the Republican Party who served from 2007 to 2022 — has been one in every of Texas’ most distinguished Republicans.
And because the November elections strategy, he sounded a warning: He is voting for Vice President Kamala Harris over former president Donald Trump, and whereas he’s saying his break with the celebration publicly, he believes many Republicans will vote for Harris in secret.
“There are a lot, I think,” Whitley stated. “They’re afraid to come out, because when they do, they get ridiculed and they get bullied and they get belittled. And so a lot of people who have been staunch Republicans and still are staunch Republicans, are afraid to stand up and be confrontational with some of the leaders that we have right now.
“It’s going to be close, but I truly believe that that a lot of Republicans are going to go into that booth and say, ‘I can’t support the insurrection.’ … I have talked with a number of people who I believe will do that, and they may not openly come out and say, ‘I’m voting for Harris,’ or they may just not vote.”
When it involves Trump, there are loads of causes for Republicans to reject him, but additionally good causes to vote for Harris, Whitley stated. While Trump holds a four-point lead within the newest Texas polls, Harris is main in most battleground states, however many polls are throughout the margin of error.
“Trump has constantly belittled and, you know, bullied people,” Whitley stated. “He’s disrespected our military and our vets, he was convicted of paying hush money to a porn star. And then the thing that broke the camel’s back for me was the insurrection on Jan. 6.
“And so that’s the reason I wouldn’t vote for Trump, but the reason that I will support and vote for Harris is the fact that I do believe she wants to lift people up.”
Whitley stated he believes that Harris will govern with an open thoughts, simply as she modified her place on fracking by studying extra about it. Harris additionally has stated she would come with at the very least one Republican in her cupboard. Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney, who has endorsed Cheney, could possibly be thought of.
Whitley — who additionally stated he additionally was rejecting Texas Sen. Ted Cruz and voting for Democrat and former NFL participant Colin Allred — believes Trump nonetheless will win Texas, however stated disenfranchised GOP voters may assist swing different battleground states to Harris.
Whitley added that he’s involved about Republicans once more making an attempt to steal the presidential election, and the election lies Trump, MAGA and elected GOP officers are prone to unfold.
“I am concerned about the rhetoric we’re going to hear leading all the way up to the election,” he stated. “And just as importantly, the days after the election.”
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