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demmiblue

(37,758 posts)
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 07:17 AM 9 hrs ago

GOP's Fred Upton backs Kamala Harris' presidential campaign

Source: The Detroit News

West Michigan Republican and former U.S. Rep. Fred Upton is endorsing Vice President Kamala Harris' 2024 bid for the White House, saying his party's nominee, former President Donald Trump, is divisive, unhinged and has "not changed his colors."

"Watching Trump day after day, he's ignored the advice of many senior, respected Republicans to stay on the issues," Upton told The Detroit News.

"Instead, he's still talking about the election being stolen, trashing women left and right. He's just totally unhinged. We don't need this chaos. We need to move forward, and that's why I'm where I am."

Upton of St. Joseph, who served 36 years in the U.S. House, is the highest profile Republican in Michigan to publicly back the Democratic presidential nominee. He often has split his ticket, but this year was his first time voting for a Democrat for president, which he already did by absentee ballot, he said.

Read more: https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2024/10/24/gops-upton-backs-harris-presidential-campaign/75810489007/

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GOP's Fred Upton backs Kamala Harris' presidential campaign (Original Post) demmiblue 9 hrs ago OP
About effing time! WestMichRad 8 hrs ago #1
Stop it. We should welcome this support. Botany 7 hrs ago #2
Nope, sorry. WestMichRad 6 hrs ago #3
The message is DownriverDem 6 hrs ago #4
I wonder if he's changed his phone number from a few years ago BaronChocula 1 hr ago #5

WestMichRad

(1,684 posts)
1. About effing time!
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 07:45 AM
8 hrs ago

I’m actually surprised this chickenshit FINALLY has spoken out against TSF. While he did vote to impeach back when still in the House, all this time (until now) he has declined to speak out publicly against trump.

So finally he announces his opposition to TSF, in the mildest way he can manage. Crawl back under your rock, Fred, you spineless wimp!

Botany

(72,201 posts)
2. Stop it. We should welcome this support.
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 08:28 AM
7 hrs ago

He is from a solid red area and for him to come out for Harris is really good news.
And he will bring even more GOP voters with him. Hell, Susan Ford from Western
Michigan is out for Harris now.

WestMichRad

(1,684 posts)
3. Nope, sorry.
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 09:39 AM
6 hrs ago

He was my Congressman for a long time, and has a career full of sidestepping taking positions on controversial issues. Yes it’s nice that he has come out in favor of Harris, but I sincerely doubt that will sway any voters in this district.
And he’s still a spineless wimp.

DownriverDem

(6,567 posts)
4. The message is
Thu Oct 24, 2024, 10:02 AM
6 hrs ago

that traditional conservative repubs have been kicked out of the MAGA party and not welcomed. Will it help? I don't know. Anyone who is not a MAGA is a RINO to them. If only folks like him would have stood up sooner.

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