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The list from a NYT article http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/08/29/us/politics/at-least-110-republican-leaders-wont-vote-for-donald-trump-heres-when-they-reached-their-breaking-point.html
Republicans who bailed out after the groping tape:
- Jason Chaffetz, Representative of Utah
- Barbara Comstock, Representative of Virginia
- Mike Crapo, Senator of Idaho
- Gary Herbert, Governor of Utah
- Mike Lee, Senator of Utah
- George E. Pataki, Former governor New York
- Kelly Ayotte, Senator of New Hampshire
- Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama
- Bradley Byrne, Representative of Alabama
- Mike Coffman, Representative of Colorado
- Dennis Daugaard, Governor of South Dakota
- Rodney Davis, Representative of Illinois
- Cory Gardner, Senator of Colorado
- Scott Garrett, Representative of New Jersey
- Cresent Hardy, Representative of Nevada
- Joe Heck, Representative of Nevada, running for Senate
- Jon M. Huntsman Jr., Former governor of Utah
- Carly Fiorina, Former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard and candidate for G.O.P. nomination
- Deb Fischer, Senator of Nebraska
- Jeff Flake, Senator of Arizona
- Jeff Fortenberry, Representative of Nebraska
- John Kasich, Governor of Ohio
- Steve Knight, Representative of California
- Frank LoBiondo, Representative of New Jersey
- Mia Love, Representative of Utah
- Susana Martinez, Governor of New Mexico
- John McCain, Senator of Arizona
- Lisa Murkowski, Senator of Alaska
- Erik Paulsen, Representative of Minnesota
- Tim Pawlenty, Former governor of Minnesota
- Rob Portman, Senator of Ohio
- Condoleezza Rice, Former Secretary of State under George W. Bush
- Martha Roby, Represenative of Alabama
- Tom Rooney, Representative of Florida
- Brian Sandoval, Governor of Nevada
- Arnold Schwarzenegger, Former governor of California
- Chris Stewart, Representative of Utah
- Dan Sullivan, Senator of Alaska
- John Thune, Senator of South Dakota and chairman of the Republican Conference
- Fred Upton, Representative of Michigan
- Ann Wagner, Representative of Missouri
Oct. 7, 2016
- Jason Chaffetz Representative of Utah
- Barbara Comstock Representative of Virginia
- Mike Crapo Senator of Idaho
- Gary Herbert Governor of Utah
- Mike Lee Senator of Utah
- George E. Pataki Former governor New York
Oct. 8, 2016
- Kelly Ayotte Senator of New Hampshire
- Robert Bentley Governor of Alabama
- Bradley Byrne Representative of Alabama
- Mike Coffman Representative of Colorado
- Dennis Daugaard Governor of South Dakota
- Rodney Davis Representative of Illinois
- Cory Gardner Senator of Colorado
- Scott Garrett Representative of New Jersey
- Cresent Hardy Representative of Nevada
- Joe Heck Representative of Nevada, running for Senate
- Jon M. Huntsman Jr. Former governor of Utah
- Carly Fiorina Former chief executive of Hewlett-Packard and candidate for G.O.P. nomination
- Deb Fischer Senator of Nebraska
- Jeff Flake Senator of Arizona
- Jeff Fortenberry Representative of Nebraska
- John Kasich Governor of Ohio
- John Katko Representative of New York
- Steve Knight Representative of California
- Frank LoBiondo Representative of New Jersey
- Mia Love Representative of Utah
- Susana Martinez Governor of New Mexico
- John McCain Senator of Arizona
- Lisa Murkowski Senator of Alaska
- Erik Paulsen Representative of Minnesota
- Tim Pawlenty Former governor of Minnesota
- Rob Portman Senator of Ohio
- Condoleezza Rice Former Secretary of State under George W. Bush
- Martha Roby Representative of Alabama
- Tom Rooney Representative of Florida
- Brian Sandoval Governor of Nevada
- Arnold Schwarzenegger Former governor of California
- Chris Stewart Representative of Utah
- Dan Sullivan Senator of Alaska
- John Thune Senator of South Dakota and chairman of the Republican Conference
- Fred Upton Representative of Michigan
- Ann Wagner Representative of Missouri
Republicans who bailed out earlier
Dec. 11, 2015 : Representative Reid Ribble of Wisconsin says he will not support Mr. Trump if he is the Republican nominee.
Dec. 18, 2015 : Christine Todd Whitman - Former governor of New Jersey -
Dec. 22, 2015 : Robert J. Dold - Representative of Illinois
Jan. 14, 2016 : Peter Wehner, Former official in the Reagan and both Bush administrations
Jan. 22, 2016 : National Review, a conservative magazine founded by William F. Buckley, publishes a series of essays by 22 prominent conservatives, including the radio hosts Glenn Beck and Erick Erickson, denouncing Mr. Trump's candidacy.
Feb. 23, 2016 : Carlos Curbelo - Representative of Florida
Feb. 25, 2016 : Justin Amash - Representative of Michigan
Feb. 29, 2016 : Ben Sasse - Senator of Nebraska
- Paul D. Wolfowitz - Former deputy defense secretary
- Ken Mehlman - Former White House political director and Republican National Committee chairman
Mel Martinez - Former Florida senator and R.N.C. chairman
March 1, 2016 : Scott Rigell - Representative of Virginia
March 2, 2016 : Charlie Baker - Governor of Massachusetts
March 2, 2016 : More than 100 Republican national security leaders, many of them former Republican administration officials, sign a letter stating they are unable to support a party ticket with Mr. Trump at its head.
- Robert D. Blackwill Former top Iraq adviser on the National Security Council
- Eliot A. Cohen Former State Department counselor
- Michael Chertoff Former secretary of Homeland Security
- Patrick M. Cronin Former assistant administrator of the Agency for International Development
- Eric S. Edelman Former national security adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney
- Jim Kolbe Former representative of Arizona
- Gus Coldebella Former acting general counsel at the Department of Homeland Security
- Chester A. Crocker Assistant secretary of state for African affairs in the Reagan administration
- Richard A. Falkenrath Former deputy homeland security adviser to President George W. Bush
- Peter Feaver National security official in the George W. Bush administration
- Richard Fontaine Former State Department and National Security Council official
- Myriah Jordan Former special assistant to President George W. Bush
- Frances Townsend Former deputy national security adviser under President George W. Bush
- Francis Q. Hoang Former associate counsel to President George W. Bush
- Aaron Friedberg Former deputy national security adviser to Vice President Dick Cheney
- Kenneth Adelman Former director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
- Frank Lavin Under secretary of commerce for President George W. Bush; political director in the Reagan White House
- Mary Beth Long Former assistant secretary of defense
- James K. Glassman Former under secretary of state
- Richard Miles Former director for North America, National Security Council
- Andrew S. Natsios Former administrator of the Agency for International Development
- Nicholas Rostow Former legal adviser to the National Security Council
- Kori Schake Former director of defense strategy at the National Security Council
- Kristen Silverberg Former assistant secretary of state
- William H. Tobey Former deputy administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration
- Dov S. Zakheim Former under secretary of defense
- Robert B. Zoellick Former United States trade representative
- Philip D. Zelikow Former counselor of the State Department
- David Gordon Former director of policy planning at the State Department
- Paul Haenle Former director for China and Taiwan, National Security Council
- William Inboden Former strategic adviser at the National Security Council
- David Kramer Former assistant secretary of state for democracy, human rights and labor
- Robert G. Joseph Former under secretary of state for arms control and international security affairs
- Scott W. Muller Former C.I.A. general counsel
- Stephen D. Krasner Former policy planning director at the State Department
- Roger F. Noriega Former assistant secretary of state for Western Hemisphere affairs
- Roger Zakheim Former deputy assistant secretary of defense
- Paul D. Miller Former director for Afghanistan and Pakistan, National Security Council
March 3, 2016
- Mitt Romney Republican presidential nominee in 2012 and a former governor of Massachusetts
- Norm Coleman Former senator of Minnesota
March 9, 2016
- Richard Hanna Representative of New York
March 15, 2016
- Mickey Edwards Former representative of Oklahoma
March 16, 2016
- Rudy Fernandez Former special assistant to President George W. Bush
March 24, 2016
- Larry Hogan Governor of Maryland
May 6, 2016
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen Representative of Florida
- Jeb Bush Former presidential candidate and governor of Florida
- Lindsey Graham Senator of South Carolina
May 10, 2016
- Bob Inglis Former representative of South Carolina
- Rosario Marin U.S. Treasurer under George W. Bush
May 17, 2016
- Tom Ridge Former secretary of Homeland Security and governor of Pennsylvania
June 7, 2016
- Mark S. Kirk Senator of Illinois
- Christopher Shays Former representative of Connecticut
June 8, 2016
- Tom Campbell Former representative of California
June 15, 2016
- Arne Carlson Former governor of Minnesota
June 16, 2016
- Richard L. Armitage Former deputy secretary of state
June 22, 2016
- Brent Scowcroft National security adviser to Presidents Gerald R. Ford and George Bush
June 24, 2016
The G.O.P., in putting Trump at the top of the ticket, is endorsing a brand of populism rooted in ignorance, prejudice, fear and isolationism.
Henry M. Paulson Jr. Treasury secretary under President George W. Bush
July 1, 2016
- Marc F. Racicot -Former governor of Montana and R.N.C. chairman
Aug. 2, 2016
Charlie Dent Representative of Pennsylvania
Aug. 3, 2016
Donald Trump is beginning to cross a lot of red lines of the unforgivable in politics.
- Adam Kinzinger Representative of Illinois
- Vin Weber Former representative of Minnesota
Aug. 4, 2016
I am ever more confirmed in my belief that Trump is a sociopath, without a conscience or feelings of guilt, shame or remorse.
Gordon J. Humphrey Former senator of New Hampshire
Aug. 8, 2016
- Susan Collins Senator of Maine
- Lezlee Westine Former director of the White House public liaison office under President George W. Bush
- William G. Milliken Former governor of Michigan
Aug. 8, 2016
Fifty senior national security officials from Republican administrations, many who served under President George W. Bush, sign a letter declaring that Mr. Trump would put the countrys security at risk. Many also signed the March letter.
- John D. Negroponte Former director of national intelligence
- Donald B. Ayer Former deputy attorney general
- John B. Bellinger III Former legal adviser to State Department and National Security Council
- Gary Edson Former deputy national security adviser
- Jendayi Frazer Former special assistant to the president
- Michael J. Green Former special assistant to the president for national security affairs
- Brian Gunderson Former State Department chief of staff
- Michael V. Hayden Former C.I.A. director
- Carla A. Hills Former United States trade representative
- John Hillen Former assistant secretary of state for political-military affairs
- Reuben Jeffery III Former under secretary of state
- James Jeffrey Former deputy national security adviser
- Ted Kassinger Former deputy secretary of commerce
- James Langdon Former chairman, Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
- Peter Lichtenbaum Former assistant secretary of commerce
- Clay Lowery Former assistant secretary of the Treasury
- Robert McCallum Former associate attorney general
- Meghan O'Sullivan Former deputy national security adviser
- Dan Price Former deputy national security adviser
- Stephen Slick Former senior director for intelligence programs
- Shirin R. Tahir-Kheli Former special assistant to the president
- William H. Taft IV Former deputy secretary of defense and ambassador to NATO
- Larry D. Thompson Former deputy attorney general
- John Veroneau Former deputy United States trade representative
- Kenneth Wainstein Former assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism
- Matthew Waxman Former deputy assistant secretary of defense
Aug. 9, 2016
- William D. Ruckelshaus Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator
- William K. Reilly Former Environmental Protection Agency administrator
Aug. 10, 2016
- Connie Morella Former representative of Maryland
- Fred T. Goldberg Jr. I.R.S. commissioner under President George Bush
- David Durenberger Former senator of Minnesota
Aug. 12, 2016
- Robert Tuttle Former ambassador to Britain under George W. Bush
Aug. 14, 2016
- Carlos M. Gutierrez President George W. Bushs commerce secretary
I havent heard an economic concept come out of Trumps mouth except for protectionism and lower taxes.
If you put those two together, that is a recipe for disaster.
Aug. 16, 2016
- Tom Coleman Former representative of Missouri
Sept. 2, 2016
- Charles Fried Solicitor general under President Ronald Reagan
- Stuart Bernstein Ambassador to Denmark under President George W. Bush
Sept. 28, 2016
- John Warner Former senator of Virginia
Sept. 29, 2016
- Sherwood Boehlert Former representative of New York
- Claudine Schneider Former representative of Rhode Island