The 2016 election cycle has provided potential voters
with a wild ride of unpredictability. With the injecting of Donald Trump into
the race, the entire direction of American politics was turned on its head.
When Trump announced his candidacy for president last
summer, no one knew what to expect from his campaign. In the months that
followed, the billionaire real estate mogul would go on to shock his own party
by his actions, prompting many long time Republicans to abandon the tradition
of supporting the party's presidential nominee. After Trump's public feud with former
Florida governor and 2016 presidential candidate, Jeb Bush, former President
George H.W. Bush has decided that he will buck the party, and support Hillary
Clinton in November. Upon hearing the news, the Trump campaign didn't hold back
their thoughts, according to various reports in The Hill on September 20.
During an interview with CNN on Tuesday night, Trump
campaign manager Kellyanne Conway said she was "grateful" for the
Bush family, making sure to point out that Bush 41 was
"92-years-old," but also noted, "I know there are a lot of hurt
feelings there." Conway also pointed out that it was "ironic"
that the senior Bush would support Clinton, when it was her husband, former
President Bill Clinton, who prevented his reelection during the 1992 election.
Hard-line
opposition
While Conway was more subtle in her thoughts, the
campaign's national spokeswoman Katrina Pierson didn't hold back. In response
to the news that Bush was supporting Clinton for president, Pierson said on Fox
News, "I think it really offers vindication for a lot of the tea party
goers who felt like Republicans were starting to govern as Democrats."
Continuing, Pierson stated, "If Hillary Clinton represents George Bush's
values then that's his prerogative."
While Trump has not yet commented on Bush's plan to vote
for Clinton on Election Day, his running mate Mike Pence did voice his opinion.
Pence was not pleased with the news, but noted that he "respectfully"
but "strongly disagrees" with the decision.
Election
update
While members of the Bush family have decided who they
are voting for, the current state of the race is tight as a drum. In the latest
rolling average from Real Clear Politics, Clinton has a slim lead of just one
point over the former host of "The Apprentice." In swing states like
Ohio and Florida, Trump has now pulled ahead, though he continues to struggle
with key minority voting blocs. Republican
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