There is a reason that the MAGA-Republican National Convention seemed like a unifying affair last month.
All the Republicans that had disavowed Failed President and Convicted Donald Trump were either not invoiced or avoided the event like the political plague it was.
Readers need to remember that Trump’s first Vice President, Mike Pence, is not endorsing him.
Neither is half his former cabinet.
George W. Bush, a two-term former President is not endorsing him.
Former Vice President Dick Cheney, as conservative a Republican as you can get, is, along with his daughter, Liz, not endorsing him.
Former Vice President Dan Qualyle is not endorsing him.
The 2012 Republican Presidential and Vice Presidential ticket, Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan are not endorsing Mr. Trump and Mr. Vance.
John McCain’s widow, Cindy, will not endorse them.
Many Republicans who had supported these former party nominees had either gravitated to the Biden orbit in 2020 or were about to in 2024 before the President withdrew his candidacy for the Democratic Nomination.
Now these individuals have banded together to form Republicans for Harris, a group of center-right or principled conservatives who, while they do not agree with the Biden/Harris Administration on most policy issues, recognize that the Vice President and whomever she picks for her running mate are the only people standing between the preservation of the American Ideal and Democracy and the Facisist-White Christian Nationalist, Authoritarian, and Project 2025 Alternative Mr. Trump and MAGA world offers.
The Republicans for Harris group has already posted its first announcement on social media:
These numbers will grow.
The Arizona Chapter of Republicans for Harris has formed and will be headed by Mesa Mayor John Giles and former State Representative Robin Shaw.
In a press release from Harris for Arizona, the purpose of the Arizona Chapter will be to:
“…Engage voters and organizers by building out State Advisory Committees in battleground states to engage Trump-skeptical Republican voters. These committees will play a pivotal role in facilitating Republican-to-Republican voter contact, including hosting Republican-featured events, door knocking, phone banking, spearheading letter-to-the-editor campaigns, and building local networks with Republican organizations, businesses, and community groups.”
Mayor Giles commented in the press release that:
“As a lifelong Arizonan and longtime Republican, I strongly believe in defending democracy and standing up for our personal freedoms. Donald Trump and JD Vance represent the greatest threat to American values and institutions that I have seen in my lifetime – and that’s why I am committed to defeating him in November. I call on my fellow Republicans and independents in Arizona to join me in this movement.”
Former State Representative Shaw said:
“As a lifelong Republican and former legislator in Arizona, I am profoundly troubled by Donald Trump’s perilous and extreme agenda. His commitment to cutting Social Security and Medicare benefits poses a significant threat to the good people of our state and our nation. And moreover, his demonstrated attack on women’s reproductive rights and autonomy over our own bodies strips 50 years of precedent as a nationwide constitutional right in America. It is imperative that Arizona rejects this convicted felon, a proven criminal — as the leader of the free world in 2024. We must put country over party. Please join me in voting for a candidate who prioritizes & respects the law of the land. Please join me in protecting our freedoms. Vote Kamala Harris 2024.”
The charter members of the Arizona Chapter of Republicans for Harris are:
- Chair John Giles, Mayor, City of Mesa
- C0-Chair Robin Shaw, Former Arizona State Representative
- Judith Allen, Former Maricopa County Clerk of the Superior Court
- Todd Bradford, Former Finance Director of the Arizona Republican Party
- Sam Campana, Former Mayor, City of Scottsdale
- Robert Carey, Former First Assistant Arizona Attorney General
- Douglas Coleman, Former Arizona State Representative
- Dr. Jack Dillenberg, Former Mayor, Town of Jerome
- Patrick Edwards, Business Leader
- Philip Gerard, Business Leader
- Susan Gerard, Former Arizona State Senator
- John Graham, Arizona Business Leader
- Deb Gullett, Former Arizona State Representative
- Wes Gullett, Former Senator John McCain State Director
- Pete Hershberger, Former Arizona State Representative
- Paul Hickman, Former Senator John McCain State Director
- Kate Maynard Hickman, Business Leader
- Bryan Jeffries, Former President of the Professional Fire Fighters of Arizona
- Joel John, Former Arizona State Representative
- Virginia Korte, Former Scottsdale City Councilmember
- Jane Lynch, Former Executive Director of the Arizona Republican Party
- Steve May, Former Arizona State Representative
- Bettina Nava, Former State Director for Senator John McCain
- Peggy Neely, Former Vice Mayor, City of Phoenix
- Scott O’Connor, Attorney and Community Leader
- Elizabeth Rhodes Reich, Community Leader
- Blake Sacha, Former Republican Candidate for Arizona House
- Yasser Sanchez, Immigration Attorney, and Community Leader
- Dan Schweiker, Former Vice Mayor, Town of Paradise Valley
- Robert Shuler, The Shuler Law Firm
- Roberta Voss, Former Arizona State Representative
- Claudia Reeder Walters, Former Vice Mayor of Mesa
- Bob Worsley, Former Arizona State Senator
Many of these people are also supporting Ruben Gallego and his Senate candidacy against fellow MAGA and election-denying member Kari Lake.
The Arizona Republicans for Harris Chapter will have their first call tomorrow morning at 8:00 a.m.
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This is great, but these are all generally Centrist Republicans.
What is needed is a Quayle, baby Bush, Jeb, etc to openly endorse her. If they truly are refusing to endorse Mango Mussolini and believe he is such a threat to our country, then out up or shut up and stop being passive. Endorse Kamala. Then again look at that weasel Barr …
Its a good first step for sure!
This is fantastic!! So proud of that list and my Mayor (Mesa)!
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There is a group that I have been a part of since 2020, https://www.arizonarepublicanswhobelieve.org/ I am a Democrat, but understand we need Republicans and Independents to deliver AZ to Harris. I support anybody who is standing up against trump and trumpism and anybody who puts country over party. We had signs and billboards up all over the valley in 2020 and we are doing the same for Harris in 2024. You will soon see signs on the streets and digital billboards on the roads. If anyone wants to join the fight please visit the website. Thank you all! Harris 2024/Gallego for Senate!