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took the stage for her big moment at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, the lineup was peppered with some unlikely speakers: a bevy ofMany said they don’t agree with Harris on everything, but that they’re choosing a candidate who at least knows right from wrong. Several shared their journey from diehard Trump supporter to DNC speaker, pleading with Americans not to vote for him.
“The Republican Party is no longer conservative,” he continued. “It has switched its allegiance from the principles that gave it purpose to a man whose only purpose is himself.”“I have an urgent message for the majority of Americans who, like me, are in the political middle: John McCain’s Republican party is gone and we don’t owe a damn thing to what’s been left behind,” he said, referencing the late Arizona senator who was also a fierce critic of Trump.
“I saw how Donald Trump undermined our intelligence community, our military leaders and ultimately our democratic process,” she continued, adding that the United States’ foreign adversaries are rooting for a Trump victory. “Our party is not civil and conservative. It’s chaotic and crazy,” he said to massive applause. “And the only thing left to do is dump Trump. These days our party acts more like a cult ― a cult worshipping a felonious thug.”Rich Logis, the Florida co-chair for Republicans for Harris, said in a video appearance that he “made a grave mistake” when he became a diehard Trump supporter. “But it’s never too late to change your mind,” he continued.
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