US presidential election: these republicans campaigning against Trump

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Every day the Democrats' campaign team publishes a list of elected Republicans calling for votes for Joe Biden, and this list is growing day by day. There are several groups of Republicans who even militate in favor of Joe Biden and against Donald Trump, even in very conservative lands like Texas.

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With our correspondent in Houston, Thomas Harms

This video is one of the many commercials funded and broadcast by the Lincoln Project . An organization that brings together Republican activists committed against Donald Trump, such as lawyer Jacob Monty: “  When I look at what defines a Republican, I think of American exceptionalism, the rule of law, fiscal responsibility. Donald Trump has nothing but contempt for these three principles. Right now our country is more important than the party and we need to get rid of the cancer that is Donald Trump. "

John Farner is part of a group of 43 Republicans who signed up for Joe Biden, 43 former members of the Bush administration. “  What brings us together is our concern for the future of our nation. Donald Trump does not represent our Republican principles, he does not represent what is great in America. Donald Trump only stands up for what is best for him. So we decided to support Joe Biden, to support his leadership because that's what is missing right now. And we need someone who takes responsibility. We need Joe Biden as president. "

With 70 days before the presidential election, Republican opponents of Donald Trump are becoming more and more visible.

Among the elected Republican who call to vote for Joe Biden we find the former Minister of Defense Colin Powell, the widow of Senator John McCain, but also former governors like John Kasich of Ohio, former senators or elected Republicans who do not represent themselves this year like the Republican Francis Rooney, elected from Florida, or most recent, this Monday, the very conservative Jeff Flake, former senator from Arizona. 

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