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Op/Ed by John Mutz
I am a lifelong Republican, a former lieutenant governor, and was a member of the Indiana House and Senate for 13 years. During my tenure in public office and 40 additional years as a corporate CEO, entrepreneur and volunteer, I never voted for a Democrat for president until Donald Trumps candidacy.
This year, I am faced with a candidate who has engaged in corruptive behavior and outright self-dealing. He has:
◗ Virtually destroyed our traditional network of allies, built during the world wars, and threatened the very existence of NATO, which has served as a bulwark against communism and authoritarianism for 75 years.
◗ Taken no action against foreign meddling in our elections. In fact, he has encouraged foreign involvement.
◗ Repeatedly asserted that mail-in voting is fraudulent or insecure, without evidence.
◗ Refused to assure the American people that he would accept the results of a free and fair election, win or lose.
◗ Denigrated our military leaders and our fallen heroes and POWs with language that cannot even be printed in this publication.
◗ Deceived the public about the dangers of COVID-19.
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I am not leaving my party. Instead, I am following my conscience. Evil does prevail when good men and women do nothing. So, it is my conclusion that we must defeat Donald J. Trump and rebuild the Republican Party. Now is the time to come to the aid of our party and the United States of America.
John Mutz is a former Lt. Governor of Indiana and ran unsuccessfully against Evan Bayh for Governor of Indiana. The only thing that bothers me is he didn't specifically state that he is voting for Joe Biden but I guess his op-ed is leading up to that decision.
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Blue Owl
(50,547 posts)tRump is just the eventual symptom -- the party that allowed and enabled him to happen is the Republicon party.
LizBeth
(9,952 posts)Raster
(20,998 posts)...he's just a symptom, and not the disease.
Botany
(70,635 posts)"Evil does prevail when good men and women do nothing."
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)There is no space between Trump and the GOP. Every Republican office-holder is slavishly devoted to Trump and his program. Not one of them dares to break with any position Trump holds; the only difference is at the fringes of emphasis and timing.
Mister Ed
(5,946 posts)His party has left him with little cause for pride. But I guess he can take pride in braving the slings and arrows and doing the honorable thing here.
vlyons
(10,252 posts)The Republican party has become a rotten bunch thru and thru. Nothing to be proud of with them.
regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)The OP has been here for many years.
sl8
(13,958 posts)FakeNoose
(32,854 posts)They have no reason to continue. That is all.
bullwinkle428
(20,631 posts)ornotna
(10,807 posts)and voted for Hillary last time.
EndlessWire
(6,573 posts)replaced by the Trump Party. You're kidding yourself if you think proudly opposing Trump from the shores of your old party will give you a shred of dignity on which to hang your hat. If you are a Republican, you are toast.