https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/495014-former-sen-jeff-flake-says-he-will-not-vote-for-donald-trumpHe added that a Trump defeat November would be a "long-term" benefit for the Republican Party and "conservatism as well."
"This won't be the first time I've voted for a Democrat — though not for president. Last time I voted for a third-party candidate," he said. "But I will not vote for Donald Trump."
He also predicted that the GOP would change once Trump is out of the Oval Office.
I don't think Flake has many fans here that are willing to speak out, but he doesn't need many to hurt President Trump. Flake's home state of AZ voted Trump in 2016 but is trending Biden now. In 2016 many Republican NeverTrumpers sat out the election, fortunately for President Trump he brought in enough new voters to make up the difference with promises that will be hard to argue were fulfilled. In 2016 some GOP voters held their nose closed as they voted GOP, will they be satisfied? There are other factors at play as well. How much did Hillary motivate GOP voters to GOTV? Are there any Hillary voters who will decided in 2020 President Trump did OK?
Now parts of NeverTrump are pushing a vote for Biden. The argument is a return to normalcy. Some of the voters and nonvoters I mention above are less important. A NeverTrumper in 2016 that votes for Biden in 2020 is a net +1 vote. A 2016 voter who sits out 2020 is a net -1 vote. But a GOP voter, who pinched his nose to vote for Trump in 2016, but is aggravated to vote Biden is net +2 vote for Biden (1 for Biden and -1 for Trump) I don't know how many of theses voters exist, and it's possible that some Hillary voters could be disgusted with the unfair partisan behavior of the rats, or press, enough to vote for President Trump because he wasn't as bad as they thought he would be.
Flake is not the first NeverTrumper to vow a vote for Biden this season. Many of the media guys have said the same thing.
https://www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/article242196206.htmlIt was unheard of in 2016. Hillary was just too despised by Republicans to support.