Maybe not Trump? Never Trumpers insist they won’t back Warren
by David M. Drucker
| October 04, 2019 12:00 AM
Prominent “Never Trump†Republicans insist they would never back rising Democratic contender Elizabeth Warren, describing an election that pits the liberal Massachusetts senator against a president they despise as a choice between two unacceptable options.
A few Republicans opposed to Trump are prepared to support Warren if she emerges as the only viable challenger, affirming a commitment to topple the president at all costs. But for many well-known Republicans and unaligned political operatives inside the community of conservative Trump opponents, there are limits. Joe Biden, the former vice president, is a traditional labor Democrat they can stomach, and even promote for. Warren is another matter, at least as they see things now.
The senator is a progressive populist vowing “big structural change.†She plans to implement a wealth tax, abolish private health insurance and maintain Trump’s quasi-protectionist trade policies. This agenda is too liberal for many Never Trump Republicans, and they are poised to sit out the 2020 campaign or cast their vote for a hopeless third-party challenger if Warren, 70, wins the Democratic nomination.
“There is no universe where I will ever vote for Donald Trump and there is no universe where I could ever vote for Elizabeth Warren,†said Jennifer Horn, former chairman of the New Hampshire Republican Party. “If Democrats really care about mending our nation, they shouldn’t be looking at the most far-Left people.â€
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