Republicans for Harris launches, aiming for Biden-like appeal to anti-Trump voters - WTOP News

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

66% : Former Rhode Island Rep. Claudine Schneider, who now lives in Colorado and has been leading efforts to organize other former Republican members of Congress, told CNN via email that she believes Harris is "the PERFECT candidate to oppose Trump," calling her "intelligent, honest, hard working" and someone who "genuinely cares about every citizen, and about justice.
59% : " Schneider said that she is interested in changing the political conversation back toward compromise and that the character differences between Harris and Trump are very much on her mind and the minds of others she's spoken to. Harris aides have quickly announced changes to many of her previous more liberal positions.
31% : At its core, the latest effort targets Republicans who see Trump as anathema or the kind of existential threat to democracy that would compel them to cross party lines and who had bought into Biden as an acceptable alternative.
14% : While Trump and his campaign have not done much to try to win over Democrats, Weatherford and other Harris aides will be leaning on former Trump administration officials, who will speak about how unfit for office they see him; on current and former Republican elected officials, who will speak about how the MAGA takeover means the party no longer represents traditional GOP values and principles; and on rank-and-file Republican women, who will put out testimonials on why they're rejecting Trump.
10% : All of those past party leaders have expressed concerns, publicly or privately, about Trump -- yet none had been supporting Biden, and to date, none have backed Harris.
5% : Already signing on as supporters: former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld (the 2016 Libertarian nominee for vice president who then challenged Trump in the 2020 Republican primary), former New Jersey Gov. Christine Todd Whitman, Kinzinger, former Virginia Rep. Denver Riggleman, former Illinois Rep. Joe Walsh (who also challenged Trump in the 2020 primary) and former Trump press secretary Stephanie Grisham.

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