Chaffetz Latest GOP Coward To Re-Endorse Trump

It is getting almost impossible to keep track of current Republican officeholders who have unendorsed Trump and then decided to re-endorse him. And some have seemingly gone through this process multiple times during this election. Of course, the two biggest names are Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio who would never vote for Trump until they decided they would. Others include Senator Deb Fischer, Senator John Thune, Rep. Scott Garrett, and Rep. Bradley Byrne.

Yesterday it was Rep. Jason Chaffetz turn to pull a 180. After initially saying he could never look his daughter in the eye and vote for Trump after the emergence of the “Access Hollywood” tape, Chaffetz sent out a tweet yesterday saying, “I will not defend or endorse @realDonaldTrump, but I am voting for him. HRC is that bad. HRC is bad for the USA.” I guess he was not looking his daughter in the eye when he sent that out. Chaffetz then followed that up with his analysis of how he would govern with Hillary Clinton as President. Said Chaffetz, “It’s a target-rich environment. Even before we get to Day One, we’ve got two years’ worth of material already lined up. She has four years of history at the State Department, and it ain’t good.” I’m so glad he is focused on policy.

The cowardice and lack of any real plans for America other than saying no to everything, disrupting an effective government, and attacking the foundations of our democracy are the over-arching themes of the Republican party these days. There is no Republican equivalent to LBJ to confront the tea party, Freedom Caucus, and right wing media and bring the party back into the mainstream of American politics. So it is up to the rest of us to make sure these people are defeated at the ballot box.