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List of Republicans who oppose the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign

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This is a list of Republicans and conservatives who have openly expressed opposition to former President Donald Trump's 2024 campaign for President of the United States.

Former Trump administration officials

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U.S. vice president

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Mike Pence

Cabinet-level officials

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John Bolton
Dan Coats
Mark Esper
John F. Kelly
H. R. McMaster

White House officials

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Alyssa Farah Griffin

Other executive branch officials

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Previous administration executive branch officials

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U.S. vice presidents

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Dick Cheney
Dan Quayle

Cabinet-level officials

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White House officials

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Other executive branch officials

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Other administration officials and campaign staff

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  • 741 former high-ranking national security officials (endorsed Kamala Harris) (not all are Republican/conservative)[46]
  • 238 former officials and staff for U.S. Presidents George W. Bush (2001-2009) and George H.W. Bush (1989-1993), and U.S. Presidential candidates Mitt Romney (2012) and John McCain (2008) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[47][48]
  • 111 alumni for Reagan, Bush, McCain & Romney (endorsed Kamala Harris)[49][50]
  • Over 100 former Republican national security officials (endorsed Kamala Harris)[51]
  • 17 former officials and staff for U.S. President Ronald Reagan (1981-1989) (endorsed Kamala Harris)[52]

U.S. senators

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Current

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Mitt Romney
Susan Collins
Lisa Murkowski
Bill Cassidy
Jerry Moran
Todd Young

Former

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Bob Corker
Jeff Flake
Rob Portman
Pat Toomey

U.S. representatives

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Current

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Thomas Massie
Greg Pence
David Valadao

Former

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John Boehner
Paul Ryan
Liz Cheney
Adam Kinzinger
Mo Brooks
Barbara Comstock
Will Hurd
Fred Upton
Joe Walsh

State and local officials

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Governors

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Current

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Eric Holcomb
Phil Scott

Former

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Chris Christie
Larry Hogan
Asa Hutchinson
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Bill Weld
Charlie Baker
Jeb Bush
John Kasich
George Pataki

Other statewide elected officials

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Michael Steele

Current

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Former

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State legislators

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Other state and local officials

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Current

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Former

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Former judicial officials

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Federal

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Party officials

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Former

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Other public figures

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Carly Fiorina
Meghan McCain

Organizations

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Publications

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Mike Pence Tears into Donald Trump at 2024 Campaign Launch". BBC News. June 7, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023. [Pence] added that Mr. Trump's actions on 6 January should disqualify him from returning to power. 'I believe that anyone who puts themselves over the constitution should never be president of the United States,' he said. 'And anyone who asked someone else to put them over the constitution should never be president of the United States again.'
  2. ^ "Pence says he won't endorse Trump in 2024 race". The Hill. June 7, 2023. Retrieved March 15, 2024. 'In each of these cases Donald Trump is pursuing and articulating an agenda that is at odds with the conservative agenda that we governed on during our four years,' Pence said. 'And that's why I cannot in good conscience endorse Donald Trump in this campaign.'
  3. ^ Berg, Matt (May 16, 2023). "Trump's a 'Laughing Fool' to World Leaders, Bolton Says". Politico. Retrieved July 17, 2023. 'It's another example why he's not fit to be president. If anybody wants to know what a Trump administration would look like, when he's pardoning the people who rioted on Jan. 6, I think that's all you need to know,' [Bolton] said.
  4. ^ Applebaum, Anne (December 4, 2023). "Trump Will Abandon Nato". The Atlantic. 'The damage he did in his first term was reparable,' Bolton told me. 'The damage in the second term would be irreparable.'
  5. ^ Sforza, Lauren (July 30, 2023). "Dozens of former Trump Cabinet officials won't publicly support his 2024 reelection bid". The Hill.
  6. ^ Kika, Thomas (February 26, 2024). "Ex-Trump aide raises red flag on Donald's behavior: "Lives could be lost"". Newsweek. Retrieved September 23, 2024. Dan Coats said Thursday that Donald Trump's alleged possession of classified documents merits prison time.
  7. ^ Mueller, Julia (November 21, 2022). "These Prominent Republicans Are Speaking Out against Trump's 2024 Run". The Hill. Asked earlier this year whether he would vote for Trump in a 2024 run, Esper gave a categorical no. 'No, and I'll tell you why. Because in my view, any elected leader needs to meet some basic criteria: they need to be able to put country over self, they need to have a certain amount of integrity and principle, they need to be able to reach across the aisle and bring people together and unite the country. Look, Donald Trump doesn't meet those marks for me,' Esper said.
  8. ^ "Trump's former defense secretary tells Bill Maher he's inching closer to voting for Biden". Raw Story. March 30, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024. There's no way I'll vote for Trump, but every day that Trump does something crazy, the door to voting for Biden opens a little bit more, and that's where I'm at
  9. ^ Dawsey, Josh (November 30, 2023). "Many Former Trump Aides Say He Shouldn't Be President. Will It Matter". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 25, 2024. 'What's going on in the country that a single person thinks this guy would still be a good president when he's said the things he's said and done the things he's done?' Kelly said in a recent interview. 'It's beyond my comprehension he has the support he has.'
  10. ^ Tapper, Jake (October 2, 2023). "Exclusive: John Kelly goes on the record to confirm several disturbing stories about Trump". CNN. Retrieved September 23, 2024. Kelly said, when asked if he wanted to weigh in on [Trump], "A person that thinks those who defend their country in uniform, or are shot down or seriously wounded in combat, or spend years being tortured as POWs are all 'suckers' because 'there is nothing in it for them.' A person that did not want to be seen in the presence of military amputees because 'it doesn't look good for me.' A person who demonstrated open contempt for a Gold Star family – for all Gold Star families – on TV during the 2016 campaign, and rants that our most precious heroes who gave their lives in America's defense are 'losers' and wouldn't visit their graves in France. A person who is not truthful regarding his position on the protection of unborn life, on women, on minorities, on evangelical Christians, on Jews, on working men and women," Kelly continued. "A person that has no idea what America stands for and has no idea what America is all about. A person who cavalierly suggests that a selfless warrior who has served his country for 40 years in peacetime and war should lose his life for treason – in expectation that someone will take action. A person who admires autocrats and murderous dictators. A person that has nothing but contempt for our democratic institutions, our Constitution, and the rule of law. There is nothing more that can be said," Kelly concluded. "God help us."
  11. ^ "Trump's ex-national security adviser won't back a 'terribly divisive' 2024 run". The Independent. January 17, 2021. 'No, I think [a 2024 Trump presidency] would be terribly divisive' McMaster said
  12. ^ Voght, Kara (February 27, 2024). "They renounced Trump. Will they get fellow conservatives to vote Biden?". The Washington Post. If the time comes and a vote for Joe is required to stop Trump, then I'd grudgingly vote for Biden
  13. ^ Boykin-Patterson, Eboni (September 3, 2024). "'The View' Host Ready to Vote Democrat for First Time Ever" – via www.thedailybeast.com.
  14. ^ Steakin, Will (October 4, 2021). "Ex-Trump Aide Stephanie Grisham Says 'I Am Terrified' of Trump Running in 2024". ABC News. Retrieved November 9, 2023. 'I don't think he is fit for the job,' Grisham said. 'I think that he is erratic. I think that he can be delusional. I think that he is a narcissist and cares about himself first and foremost. And I do not want him to be our president again.'
  15. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Gangitano, Alex (August 4, 2024). "Harris team launches GOP group with endorsements from ex-Trump officials, key Republican voices". The Hill. Retrieved August 4, 2024.
  16. ^ "Trump White House Staffer Cassidy Hutchinson on the Price of Speaking Out". CBS News. September 24, 2023. Retrieved September 24, 2023. But when asked whom she'll back in the 2024 election, she replied, 'For starters, I would like to make clear, I would not back the former President of the United States.'
  17. ^ a b Voght, Kara (February 27, 2024). "They renounced Trump. Will they get fellow conservatives to vote Biden?". Washington Post. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  18. ^ Vakil, Caroline (December 5, 2023). "Christie Faces Growing GOP Pressure to Drop Out: 'He's Dividing the Vote'". The Hill. Retrieved December 5, 2023. 'I think he did add a really important voice to the race, but obviously his whole campaign was centered around trying to deny Trump the nomination,' she added. 'And I think that right now, if he stays in the race, all he's doing is helping Trump to secure the nomination, because he's dividing the vote.'
  19. ^ a b Mueller, Julia (May 16, 2024). "Here are the prominent Republicans backing Biden over Trump". The Hill. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  20. ^ Whisnant, Gabe (August 19, 2024). "Former Trump official attends DNC to rally Kamala Harris support". Newsweek.
  21. ^ Shapero, Julia (June 13, 2023). "Scaramucci Says Trump 'Stressed' about Indictment, Predicts He Will Eventually Drop out of Race". The Hill. Retrieved August 5, 2023. He has since become an outspoken critic of Trump and said he is backing former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie in the 2024 election.
  22. ^ Wren, Adam (August 17, 2023). "Pence world poised for a showdown with Trump". Politico. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  23. ^ Tara Suter (August 23, 2024). "Comey backs Harris: 'It's finally morning in America'". The Hill. Retrieved August 23, 2024. Former FBI Director James Comey is backing Vice President Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), in the 2024 presidential race, he said Friday morning.
  24. ^ Kapos, Shia (July 21, 2023). "GOP Stalwart Ron Gidwitz Backs Chris Christie". Politico. Retrieved July 21, 2023.
  25. ^ "Donald Trump a de facto Russian asset, FBI official he fired suggests". The Guardian. 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024. Asked on a podcast if he thought it possible Trump was a Russian asset, Andrew McCabe, who Trump fired as FBI deputy director in 2018, said: "I do, I do."
  26. ^ Miller, Tim (May 7, 2024). "Elizabeth Neumann and Geoff Duncan: Republican Voters Against Trump". The Bulwark.
  27. ^ a b "Full List of Republicans Signing Letter for Harris but Not Biden". Newsweek. September 20, 2024.
  28. ^ Longwell, Sarah (January 18, 2024). "Opinion | What 17 of Trump's 'Best People' Said About Him". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  29. ^ "Ex-Trump Official Reveals What Worries Him Most About a Second Trump Term". HuffPost. July 27, 2023.
  30. ^ Morris, Kyle; Gillespie, Brandon (May 24, 2023). "More than 150 Former Trump Administration Officials Now Backing DeSantis for President". Fox News. Retrieved May 25, 2023. Other individuals who have joined the coalition include Juan Cruz, who served on the White House's National Security Counsel as the senior director for Western Hemisphere Affairs, and former U.S. Attorneys Nick Trutanich (Nevada), Jay Town (Northern District of Alabama), John Anderson (New Mexico), Trent Shores (Northern District of Oklahoma) and Mike Hurst (Southern District of Mississippi).
  31. ^ @OliviaTroye (March 15, 2024). ""I will not be endorsing Donald Trump"- Mike Pence. Proud of you.🇺🇸" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  32. ^ "Dick Cheney attacks Donald Trump as 'greatest threat to our republic'". The Guardian. August 5, 2022.
  33. ^ Taheri, Mandy (June 26, 2024). "Republicans give Biden advice for Trump debate: "Try to ridicule him"". Newsweek. Retrieved September 26, 2024.
  34. ^ a b c Cohen, William; Danforth, John; Simpson, Alan K. (May 14, 2024). "Between Trump and Biden, what should real Republicans do?". The Washington Post. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
  35. ^ Khardori, Ankush (July 19, 2024). "George W. Bush's Attorney General Is Worried About Trump". Politico.
  36. ^ Gonzales, Alberto (September 12, 2024). "Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales Will Support Kamala Harris". POLITICO. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  37. ^ Bidgood, Jess (May 24, 2024). "The Anti-Trump Republicans Worried About the Biden Campaign". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 25, 2024.
  38. ^ Burman, Blake (November 28, 2023). "How Will Nikki Haley's Koch-Backed Endorsement Change Her Primary Chances?". YouTube. NewsNation. Retrieved December 1, 2023.
  39. ^ Schouten, Fredreka (June 9, 2023). "Republican Donor Class Scrambles to Boost Alternatives to Trump as the 2024 Field – and the Ex-President's Legal Troubles – Grow". CNN. Retrieved June 10, 2023. Even before former President Donald Trump was indicted this week over his alleged mishandling of classified documents, Bobbie Kilberg was in the "Never Trump" camp... So Kilberg – who has spent decades raising money for GOP presidential contenders – has thrown her support behind former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.
  40. ^ a b Spady, Aubrey (June 5, 2023). "Nikki Haley Plans 3-Day Fundraising Blitz across Texas, Attracts Support from High-Profile Women". Fox News. Retrieved June 13, 2023. Haley's Texas women backers include former George W. Bush White House Counsel Harriet Miers, Perry Homes chairman Kathy Britton, real estate mogul Beth Robertson, philanthropist Nancy Kinder, attorney Cynthia Picket-Stevenson, businesswoman and former diplomat Jeanne Phillips, developer Lucy Crow Billingsley and attorney Jane Macon, among others.
  41. ^ a b c Birnbaum, Michael (July 23, 2024). "Democratic foreign policy heavyweights endorse Harris in open letter". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved July 24, 2024.
  42. ^ Pfannenstiel, Brianne (November 14, 2023). "Nikki Haley Unveils Dozens of Iowa Endorsers after Another Post-Presidential Debate Boost". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 16, 2023. Current state Reps. Jane Bloomingdale and Brian Lohse are endorsing Haley, along with former state Rep. Carmine Boal and former state Sen. Bob Brunkhorst. Former state senator and U.S. ambassador to Barbados Mary Kramer is also endorsing.
  43. ^ Allison, Natalie (November 27, 2023). "In South Carolina Homecoming, Haley's 'Town Hall' Turns into a Full-Blown Rally". Politico. Retrieved November 27, 2023. Lavin, the former White House political director for Ronald Reagan, also initially supported Scott in the primary and confirmed first to Politico on Monday that he is now backing Haley.
  44. ^ Lehman, John (March 17, 2024). "Reagan Would Never Vote for Trump". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 1042-9840. Retrieved May 30, 2024.
  45. ^ "Rosario Marín on X: "This Republican is voting for Kamala Harris @AccountableGOP @ProjectLincoln @madrid_mike @MariaTCardona".
  46. ^ a b Petri, David (September 22, 2024). "Endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris for President of the United States". National Security Leaders for America. Retrieved September 22, 2024. Mr. Trump is unfit to be Commander-in-Chief Cite error: The named reference "z720" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  47. ^ Garrison, Joey (August 26, 2024). "More than 200 Bush, McCain, Romney alums endorse Harris, hit Trump". USA TODAY. Retrieved September 15, 2024. Of course, we have plenty of honest, ideological disagreements with Vice President Harris and Gov. Walz. That's to be expected. The alternative, however, is simply untenable. At home, another four years of Donald Trump's chaotic leadership, this time focused on advancing the dangerous goals of Project 2025, will hurt real, everyday people and weaken our sacred institutions.
  48. ^ "Bush, McCain, and Romney Alumni for Harris Statement" (PDF). Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  49. ^ Bohannon, Molly (September 18, 2024). "Over 100 Ex-GOP Officials Endorse Harris—Here's The Full List". Forbes. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
  50. ^ Baker, Peter (September 18, 2024). "111 Former G.O.P. Officials Back Harris, Calling Trump 'Unfit to Serve'". The New York Times. Retrieved September 19, 2024. [Trump] is unfit to serve again as President, or indeed in any office of public trust.
  51. ^ "Republican Former National Security Leaders Statement of Support for Vice President Harris" (PDF). Retrieved September 19, 2024. [Trump] is unfit to serve again as President, or indeed in any office of public trust.
  52. ^ Navarro, Aaron (September 15, 2024). "Ronald Reagan's former staff back Harris-Walz ticket: "Today is a choice between integrity and demagoguery."". CBS News. Retrieved September 15, 2024. President Ronald Reagan famously spoke about a 'Time for Choosing.' While he is not here to experience the current moment, we who worked for him in the White House, in the administration, in campaigns and on his personal staff, know he would join us in supporting the Harris-Walz ticket, ... The time for choosing we face today is a choice between integrity and demagoguery, and the choice must be Harris-Walz, ... Our votes in this election are less about supporting the Democratic Party and more about our resounding support for democracy.
  53. ^ "Sen. Bill Cassidy: Presidential race is 'a sorry state of affairs'". NBC News. March 17, 2024.
  54. ^ Bolton, Alexander (January 24, 2024). "Collins, Leading Senate GOP Centrist, Won't Endorse Trump in 2024". The Hill. Retrieved January 25, 2024. Sen. Susan Collins (Maine), the top-ranking Republican on the Senate Appropriations Committee and a key figure in getting bills passed through Congress, says she will not endorse former President Trump, even if he becomes the Republican Party's nominee for president. Asked if she could see herself endorsing Trump if he wins the nomination, Collins replied: 'I do not at this point.'
  55. ^ "US Sen. Susan Collins says she will write in Haley, once again not vote for Donald Trump in 2024". Associated Press. July 12, 2024.
  56. ^ "Jerry Moran declines to back Donald Trump after documents indictment". The Topeka Capital-Journal. June 24, 2023.
  57. ^ Solender, Andrew (March 1, 2024). "Nikki Haley picks up a second backer in Congress". Axios. p. 1. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
  58. ^ "Mitt Romney Gives Republicans Urgent 2024 Warning about Trump after Verdict". HuffPost. Yahoo News. May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 13, 2023. 'I hope the jury of the American people reach the same conclusion about Donald Trump,' Romney told CNN. 'He just is not suited to be president of the United States and to be the person who we hold up to our children and the world as the leader of the free world.'
  59. ^ Riley Roche, Lisa (May 16, 2024). "Sen. Mitt Romney says his views are tiny 'chicken wing' of GOP". Deseret News. p. 1. Retrieved May 16, 2024.
  60. ^ Christy, Matt (May 11, 2023). "Sen. Todd Young Won't Back Trump in 2024: 'Where Do I Begin?'". Fox 59. Republican Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) told reporters that he won't be backing former President Donald Trump's bid to return to the White House in 2024, citing the former president's refusal to call Vladimir Putin a war criminal as one reason amongst seemingly several others.
  61. ^ Reston, Maeve (January 14, 2024). "Trump holds tele-rally ahead of caucuses in snowy Iowa". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 20, 2024.
  62. ^ Maher, Kit; Jimenez, Omar (May 31, 2023). "Christie to Announce 2024 Bid Next Tuesday in New Hampshire". CNN. Retrieved August 31, 2023. The website lists Republican National Committee member Bill Palatucci, former US Sen. Jeff Chiesa and former US Rep. Susan Brooks as members of the group's leadership team.
  63. ^ Whetstone, Tyler (January 14, 2021). "Former Sen. Corker: 'Never Ever, Ever Allow Someone Like President Trump to Serve Again'". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  64. ^ Flake, Jeff (February 15, 2021). "Jeff Flake: It's Time for the Republican Party to Move on from Trump". CNN. Retrieved July 19, 2023.
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  66. ^ Vakil, Caroline (October 25, 2023). "Former NH Sen. Judd Gregg endorses Haley presidential bid". The Hill. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
  67. ^ Kashinsky, Lisa (January 25, 2024). "'Not a good night for Donald Trump': Why never-Trumpers think he's really losing". Politico. Retrieved January 25, 2024.
  68. ^ Johnson, Julia (August 22, 2023). "Republican Debate: Chip Roy and Gov. Kevin Stitt among DeSantis Surrogates in Milwaukee". The Washington Examiner. Retrieved August 22, 2023. Former Florida Sen. George LeMieux and Former Florida House Speaker Jose Oliva, the co-founder of a cigar business who was recently revealed to be joining the DeSantis campaign as a senior adviser, are two others planning to support the Florida governor during the debate.
  69. ^ Reston, Maeve (January 14, 2024). "Trump Holds Tele-Rally Ahead of Caucuses in Snowy Iowa". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 20, 2024. Former senator Rob Portman (R-Ohio) is out knocking on doors for Nikki Haley in New Hampshire. To inspire a group of volunteers in Windham before they set out, he told them the next week will 'determine the way our country goes.'
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