List of Republicans Who Have Pulled Their Support for Donald Trump

HEMPSTEAD, NY – SEPTEMBER 26: Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump gestures during the Presidential Debate at Hofstra University on September 26, 2016 in Hempstead, New York. The first of four debates for the 2016 Election, three Presidential and one Vice Presidential, is moderated by NBC’s Lester Holt. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Here is the list of Republicans trying to distance themselves from Trump after a video was found of him talking about committing sexual assault on women.

After The Washington Post exposed the charged video of Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump talking about how he commit sexual assault on women, it did not take long for Republican politicians to start distancing themselves. But it wasn’t until his “apology” video on Saturday morning just after midnight bombed horribly that some to outright pulling support.

That the Trump campaign is imploding is not the biggest shock. His was always a cheaply run, fly-by-night operation with only the most skeletal ties to the republican party apparatus. Many of those who supported Trump were holding their noses as they did so, assuming that a candidate who they could control in the White House was better than none at all.

There is a tradition of what is called the “October surprise” during election years, as campaigns work to lob a bomb as close to election day as possible–without going over–that will sway the electorate their way in the final hours.

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What we did not expect (and perhaps we should have, considering the sheer amount of opposition research material on Trump that had been left on the shelves by his primary challengers) is for the October surprises to come almost every few days. (31 Days of October Surprises!) The resulting pounding that the Trump campaign has taken has caused absolute chaos, the likes of which most political pundits living today have ever seen.

You have to begin wondering, especially with CNN now aggregating all of Trump’s Howard Stern appearances and running them hourly, if we can stomach another surprise. (Several sources have stated there are more videos to come, and each worse that the one before.) We should also wonder if we have enough snacks to watch the drama unfold.

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We have compiled a list of names of Republicans politicians and their statements about the Trump situation.

Republicans Who Will Not Vote for Trump

2008 Republican Nominee for president, Sen. John McCain.

The biggest name on the list is longtime Arizona Senator and one-time presidential hopeful, John McCain. It is incredible McCain supported him at all, especially after Trump attacked him personally back in 2015, saying McCain was not a war hero. (The former Navy pilot famously spent more than five years in a North Vietnamese prison, where he was repeatedly tortured.) But to McCain’s credit, he never got in the mud with Trump.

Sen. Kelly Ayotte (New Hampshire)

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (Utah)

Rep. Cresent Hardy (Nevada)

Gov. Gary Herbert (Utah)

Gov. Brian Sandoval (Nevada)

Gov. Robert Bentley (Alabama)

Rep. Carlos Curbelo (Florida)

Sen. Susan Collins (Maine)

Sen. Rob Portman (Ohio)

Rep. Mia Love (Utah)

Rep. Jason Chaffetz (Utah)

Gov. Gary Herbert (Utah)

Some Republicans are not only distancing themselves from Trump but smugly telling other Republicans they always disliked Trump. Credit to Representative Bob Dold of Illinois, he has been on record since early 2016 stating he would not endorse Trump. He caught plenty of flack for not toeing the party line but is now looking like a genius.

Sen. Lindsey Graham (South Carolina)

Rep. Bob Dold (Illinois)

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger

Mr. Schwarzenegger’s statement is the most damaging. Not only has he said he is abandoning Trump but he imploring other Republicans to not toe the party line for the good of the country. Most people do not remember when Mr. Schwarzenegger “Gropegate” was front page news. We did not forget.