Former President George W. Bush is facing calls to endorse Vice President Harris for the White House.

As many Republicans continue to buck their party’s nominee and nominate Vice President Harris for the White House, calls are mounting for former President George W. Bush to denounce former President Trump.

The Harris campaign has touted that more than 200 Republicans have endorsed the vice president, including former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) and many former Trump insiders. It also includes former vice president to Bush, Dick Cheney.

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He noted that Bush is “apparently above such petty concerns,” pointing to recent reports that said he is not endorsing anyone in the race for the White House. Multiple outlets reported that Bush’s office released a statement that said: “President Bush retired from presidential politics years ago.”

“But it doesn’t work that way. When your country calls, you can’t just roll it over to voicemail because you don’t want to deal with it, especially when you are an elder statesman like an ex-president. Patriotism is for life,” Truax wrote, noting that former President Jimmy Carter said he hopes he can live to cast his vote for Harris.

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  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    27·
    2 days ago

    So fucking ridiculous Dems are going after Republican endorsements like this while still ignoring the left wing of their own fucking party.

    We don’t need republican votes if we give Dem voters what they want to vote for.

    It’s just the donors want the same things as republicans, so moderates will always go right for donors

    We need to start treating votes as the important part

    • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
      18·
      2 days ago

      We don’t need republican votes if we give Dem voters what they want to vote for.

      The elector college is based on States, not population.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        14·
        2 days ago

        Right…

        And if you want to see someone flip red states more than Obama, you have to go back to FDR…

        Progressive campaigns flip red states

        We have literally over a century of election data. We know what works.

        It’s just not what the wealthy do saying to both parties want.

        Are you still confused about anything

        • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
          9·
          2 days ago

          People actually on the left only have one choice, people in-between have two, no matter how progressive you go young people (who tend to be on the left) don’t vote (we also have data from other countries to prove that they don’t vote even when there’s parties that actually want to work for them).

          So, where do you think there’s more votes to be gained?

          • pumpkinseedoil@sh.itjust.works
            2·
            1 day ago

            What are they expecting out of not voting? Do they not care if Trump or Harris win? I just really don’t get why you wouldn’t vote here.

            There also were enough people who didn’t vote for or against the NSDAP because they also disagreed with the other parties… It’s not about voting for a party you agree with, it’s about voting for the party with which you agree more / disagree less than with the other parties.

          • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
            11·
            2 days ago

            People actually on the left only have one choice,

            If they vote…

            You know the most common reason?

            Both parties are too similar.

            If the party moves left, that disappears and Dems donate, up and down the ballots.

            But we don’t do that, when it happens the party fights it as much as possible

            So, where do you think there’s more votes to be gained?

            The incredibly large segment of possible voters who think both parties are shit and don’t fight thru red state voter suppression regularly…

            But will turn out for a charismatic dem who runs a progressive campaign…

            Neoliberal moderates tho. Can barely beat trump…

            You legitimately don’t understand the difference between a campaign like Obama’s to Biden and Hillary’s?

            • Kecessa@sh.itjust.works
              1·
              2 days ago

              I understand that the people you want the party to cater to don’t vote no matter the options presented to them (as is proven by every free elections in other countries, I know some people have a hard time understanding that other countries exist, but make an effort here) and that even if they did, gerrymandering and voter suppression makes it so they can’t flip their State.

              A lot has changed since Roosevelt believe it or not.

              • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
                8·
                2 days ago

                Wait…

                So you think we should ignore voters on the left unless they already want to vote D?

                gerrymandering makes it so they can’t flip their State.

                What does gerrymandering have to do with the electoral college?

                Do you think they’re redrawing state lines?

                Or do you just not know what that word means?

      • Nougat@fedia.io
        1·
        2 days ago

        Well, it’s roughly based on population, but the inclusion of two electoral votes for each state “just for being a state” tips the scale in favor of voters in less urban, more rural states.

    • Honytawk@lemmy.zip
      2·
      2 days ago

      The extreme left is much smaller than the center. And they already have most of those lefty votes.

      It would be stupid to alienate centrists over leftists if you are looking to win.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        11·
        2 days ago

        The “extreme left” isn’t what I’m talking about

        I’m talking about 08 Obama who would be a down the middle.moderate everywhere else being our most “extreme left” president and flipping a shit ton of red states blue

        Healthcare and 99% of the progressive platform is what the average American wants. Who the fucl.is calling that “extreme” except trumpets and Joe Biden level “moderates”?