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A prominent Jeb Bush aide has said she might vote for Hillary Clinton come November.
Sally Bradshaw told CNN Monday she has left the Republican Party to become an independent. Bradshaw, a close adviser to Bush, also said if the presidential race in Florida is close, she will vote for Clinton come Election Day.
“This election cycle is a test,” she told CNN. “As much as I don’t want another four years of (President Barack) Obama‘s policies, I can’t look my children in the eye and tell them I voted for Donald Trump. I can’t tell them to love their neighbor and treat others the way they wanted to be treated, and then vote for Donald Trump. I won’t do it.”
Bradshaw is a longtime Bush family supporter, working first on George H.W. Bush’s 1988 presidential campaign. She remained close with the family, and has served Jeb Bush in several capacities over the years, including a significant role in his 2016 presidential bid.
Her comments come as Trump criticizes the family of a Muslim soldier killed in action in Iraq in 2004. Bradshaw told CNN that Trump’s remarks were despicable.
Bradshaw told CNN she had been considering switching her voter registration for a while, but Trump’s recent comments solidified her decision. She said she had worked hard to make the party “a place where all would feel welcome,” but Trump has taken the GOP in a different direction.
While she told CNN she wasn’t sure who she would vote for in November, she said if the race in Florida is close she “will vote for Hillary Clinton.” She said she disagrees with her on several issues, but the country is at a crossroads and “this is a time when country has to take priority over political parties.”
3 comments
Mitzi Prater
August 1, 2016 at 1:43 pm
As much as I respect Sally, I won’t leave my grandchildren and their grandchildren in the hands of the Democrats. I am greatly concerned with the Supreme Court appointments which will place their future in harms way. We have to stick together and place our faith in the Republican Party to make necessary changes to the Obama/Clinton agenda within our government policies. It’s not about personalities.
Nancy
August 1, 2016 at 3:34 pm
Brava!!!
Marcie Linder
August 1, 2016 at 10:59 pm
Gee, what are u afraid of ? Your children will have a Right to Choose, there may be more equality for them, citizens United hopefully will be over turned. Is that something good for ur children?
Moreover, Ms Bradshaw may finally realize what Jeb Bush did to our public education with the FCAT, and Bush v. Gore. Hilary Clinton is probably in reality more moderate and compromising then she is portrayed. I am sure the Bush’s know that, which is why Jeb did not put out much effort in the primaries!
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