Will "Never-Trumpers" vote Democratic next time around?

[kentuck]

We have seen several in the media that are vehemently opposed to Donald Trump. Steve Schmidt, David Jolly, Nicolle Wallace, Bill Kristol, and others. We have to assume there are many others.

Kristol said that he would be a Democrat for a day in November.

How big of a group is this? Are they big enough to help the Democratic Party?

How many moderate Republicans are there that simply cannot stand Donald Trump? The most recent polls show about 97% of Repubs support Trump but does that include the "Never Trumpers"?

Are they the Democratic equivalent of Trump's "bikers"?

Should Democrats go after Republican voters that are no longer in the Trump cult? That may include a few Evangelicals? How could such blasphemy, as that they experienced yesterday, not be noticed?

Perhaps it would be an effective message to some Republicans that we are in this fight together and it makes no difference what Party you are in? The threat is too real to not fight it together.

[doc03]

1. It depends on who we nominate for president nt

[democratisphere]

2. Absolutely agree.

[kentuck]

3. How so?

??

[doc03]

4. The ones you named could vote for a moderate Democrat but

they aren't going to vote for a socialist.

[leftieNanner]

5. I think it might be difficult for some of those folks to vote for

Bernie Sanders. That's my understanding of the comment anyway.

[She_Totally_Gets_It]

8. Thankfully they won't be faced with that choice because Saint Bernie is not getting

the nomination. Period.

[guillaumeb]

6. Yes, we should welcome them.

But we should not move even farther to that supposed center that keeps shifting to the right.

[She_Totally_Gets_It]

7. No! And that's why we should not trust them. Bill Kristol has contributed a shitload of damage

to this country. However, he says that he now a Democrat. Let's see what he does.

Frankly I don't trust any of them, yes, including Rick Wilson and George Conway. They are Republicans, period.

[kentuck]

10. Wow!

Thanks! But no thanks!

We don't need more voters. We have enough. Our tent is not that big.

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[She_Totally_Gets_It]

11. Go back and re-read. Bill Kristol is now a Democrat and will vote as such. Will Wilson and Conway

do so and vote Democratic? If not, what's the point.

And, yes, we have a big tent and always have. More voters is not the issue. Getting those voters out to the polls is what matters. I could give a shit about any Republican now. I care about getting our side out. All bets are off. There are no rules.

[kentuck]

12. I think we may in the middle of a Party re-alignment after Trump?

I could see something like that happening.

I would agree, we do not change our platform for former Republicans. But, if they wish to vote for Democrats as a vote against Donald Trump, then I would not object.

[ibegurpard]

9. I don't care if they vote for Democrats

just don't vote for Republicans