Lincoln Project conservatives endorse Joe Biden for President
https://www.mlive.com/news/2020/05/opinion-republicans-should-put-country-above-party-and-vote-biden.html
Republicans must put country above party and vote Joe Biden- Echo opinion published in MichiganLive by the Lincoln Project.
Republicans must prevent Donald Trump’s reelection and vote for former Vice President Joe Biden to be elected president of the United States.
Trump's immoral character, incompetence, and mental instability has harmed our nation in ways too numerous to detail here. We’ll highlight some.
Trump's incompetence in the face of a pandemic has contributed to tens of thousands of deaths. He treated the coronavirus as a campaign crisis and dithered away ten weeks that could've been used to slow the spread of the disease. He still hems and haws, downplaying the threat and the ongoing bungling of the government’s response, and pushing for unsafe behavior. As of this writing, at least 1.5 million Americans have the virus and more than 91,000 have died from it. COVID now leads all other causes of death in the United States. The economy is in tatters, and more than 36 million people have become jobless this spring.
COVID-19 isn't Trump's fault, but his ineptitude expanded the lethality of the virus and the economic devastation beyond what it would have been with even a minimally qualified leader.
Trump’s race-baiting has energized white supremacist movements in the United States. “Fine people” marched alongside the neo-Nazis in Charlottesville in August 2017. We saw these same types of low travelers proudly waving their Confederate flags and assault rifles, along with their Trump merchandise, at the Capitol in Lansing twice during the past month. We can expect to see them in Lansing again this week – and next.
Trump's xenophobia separated kids from their families and effectively shut down the refugee program that had aided many fleeing religious and political persecution. Trump intentionally pursued these cruel policies to deter immigration. At least seven children died in border patrol detention in a single year as a result of this policy.
Trump's witlessness makes him easily duped by our geopolitical foes. Putin has expanded his influence in Ukraine and Syria, thanks in part to Trump. Kim Jong-un's pursuit of nuclear missiles continues while Trump claims, "he's a man of his word."
Trump's narcissism leads him to equate his desires with the national interest. He uses presidential authority for personal gain rather than the needs of the U.S.
He tried to extort the president of Ukraine to make a public statement to hurt Biden. A whistleblower foiled that attempt with a complaint, leading to his impeachment. On April 3, he fired Michael Atkinson, the intelligence community inspector general who delivered the whistleblower complaint to Congress. Other inspectors general have been fired since. Plus, Attorney General Bill Barr has indicated a desire to prosecute Trump's perceived enemies in the intelligence community. Given the willingness of Senate Republicans to protect him, Trump's use of government power to shield himself from oversight and target political foes will undoubtedly continue. If given a second term, Trump's authoritarian impulses would find full fruition.
We at the Lincoln Project are conservatives and have been leaders in the Republican Party for decades. As such, Joe Biden would typically not be our first choice.
There will be many battles between the Trumpists and actual conservatives in the Republican Party in the years ahead. The Lincoln Project looks forward to these fights. But first, Trump must be defeated at the ballot box. Like chemo for cancer cells, this is a painful but necessary step toward recovery for both conservatism and the GOP.
Our call, however, is not primarily about the future of conservatives and Republicans, but a much higher, more critical mission: the future of our great country.
A Joe Biden presidency would steady our path, restore our equilibrium, and stabilize our relations around the world. For the Lincoln Project, that means we would work with him on areas of common ground, oppose him where we disagree, and continue to fight for what is best for America. But before we can even look that far ahead, we must deal with the immediate threat of the mad king.
Vice President Joe Biden will not be perfect. Still, we’ll sleep better at night, without worrying about caged kids, mobilized neo-Nazis, corrupted justice, empowered dictators, and feeble crisis management. We will undoubtedly sleep better than Donald Trump does most nights as he rage tweets about The Lincoln Project, and others, in the wee hours of the mornings. As former Republican leaders who care about our nation above our party, we are voting for Joe Biden and encourage our fellow Republicans to do the same.
Jennifer Horn is co-founder of the Lincoln Project and the former Chairman of the NH Republican Party. Jeff Timmer is and advisor to the Lincoln Project, the former Executive Director of the Michigan Republican Party, and has spent 30 years getting Republicans elected.
Republicans must prevent Donald Trump’s reelection and vote for former Vice President Joe Biden to be elected president of the United States.
Trump's immoral character, incompetence, and mental instability has harmed our nation in ways too numerous to detail here. We’ll highlight some.
Trump's incompetence in the face of a pandemic has contributed to tens of thousands of deaths. He treated the coronavirus as a campaign crisis and dithered away ten weeks that could've been used to slow the spread of the disease. He still hems and haws, downplaying the threat and the ongoing bungling of the government’s response, and pushing for unsafe behavior. As of this writing, at least 1.5 million Americans have the virus and more than 91,000 have died from it. COVID now leads all other causes of death in the United States. The economy is in tatters, and more than 36 million people have become jobless this spring.
COVID-19 isn't Trump's fault, but his ineptitude expanded the lethality of the virus and the economic devastation beyond what it would have been with even a minimally qualified leader.
Trump’s race-baiting has energized white supremacist movements in the United States. “Fine people” marched alongside the neo-Nazis in Charlottesville in August 2017. We saw these same types of low travelers proudly waving their Confederate flags and assault rifles, along with their Trump merchandise, at the Capitol in Lansing twice during the past month. We can expect to see them in Lansing again this week – and next.
Trump's xenophobia separated kids from their families and effectively shut down the refugee program that had aided many fleeing religious and political persecution. Trump intentionally pursued these cruel policies to deter immigration. At least seven children died in border patrol detention in a single year as a result of this policy.
Trump's witlessness makes him easily duped by our geopolitical foes. Putin has expanded his influence in Ukraine and Syria, thanks in part to Trump. Kim Jong-un's pursuit of nuclear missiles continues while Trump claims, "he's a man of his word."
Trump's narcissism leads him to equate his desires with the national interest. He uses presidential authority for personal gain rather than the needs of the U.S.
He tried to extort the president of Ukraine to make a public statement to hurt Biden. A whistleblower foiled that attempt with a complaint, leading to his impeachment. On April 3, he fired Michael Atkinson, the intelligence community inspector general who delivered the whistleblower complaint to Congress. Other inspectors general have been fired since. Plus, Attorney General Bill Barr has indicated a desire to prosecute Trump's perceived enemies in the intelligence community. Given the willingness of Senate Republicans to protect him, Trump's use of government power to shield himself from oversight and target political foes will undoubtedly continue. If given a second term, Trump's authoritarian impulses would find full fruition.
We at the Lincoln Project are conservatives and have been leaders in the Republican Party for decades. As such, Joe Biden would typically not be our first choice.
There will be many battles between the Trumpists and actual conservatives in the Republican Party in the years ahead. The Lincoln Project looks forward to these fights. But first, Trump must be defeated at the ballot box. Like chemo for cancer cells, this is a painful but necessary step toward recovery for both conservatism and the GOP.
Our call, however, is not primarily about the future of conservatives and Republicans, but a much higher, more critical mission: the future of our great country.
A Joe Biden presidency would steady our path, restore our equilibrium, and stabilize our relations around the world. For the Lincoln Project, that means we would work with him on areas of common ground, oppose him where we disagree, and continue to fight for what is best for America. But before we can even look that far ahead, we must deal with the immediate threat of the mad king.
Vice President Joe Biden will not be perfect. Still, we’ll sleep better at night, without worrying about caged kids, mobilized neo-Nazis, corrupted justice, empowered dictators, and feeble crisis management. We will undoubtedly sleep better than Donald Trump does most nights as he rage tweets about The Lincoln Project, and others, in the wee hours of the mornings. As former Republican leaders who care about our nation above our party, we are voting for Joe Biden and encourage our fellow Republicans to do the same.
Jennifer Horn is co-founder of the Lincoln Project and the former Chairman of the NH Republican Party. Jeff Timmer is and advisor to the Lincoln Project, the former Executive Director of the Michigan Republican Party, and has spent 30 years getting Republicans elected.
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