Posted on 03/02/2016 7:02:02 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
Massachusetts Republican Gov. Charlie Baker joined team #NeverTrump on Wednesday, telling reporters he won't vote for frontrunner Donald Trump in November even if he's the party's nominee.
"I said I wasn't going to vote for Donald Trump yesterday and I didn't, and I don't plan to vote for him in November," Baker said, referring to the state's Super Tuesday primary, which Trump won by a substantial margin.
Asked whether he would cross party lines if Trump secures the nomination, Baker responded in audio posted online by the Boston Globe, "I'm not much of a fan of Hillary Clinton, let's put it that way."
"But I'm not willing to concede with 35 states still to go that he's going to be the Republican nominee," he said. "I'm not willing to concede that the Republican nomination is over."
Trump won seven states on Super Tuesday. Sen Ted Cruz (R-TX) was the next closest candidate, winning two states, and Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) claimed victory in one.
Baker joined a growing contingent of conservatives who say they would rather vote for Democrat Hillary Clinton or a third-party candidate than support Trump in the general election.
BUST!
Sounds like enough Democrats in his state have crossed over that he can come out of the liberal closet.
A traitor to the American people is a loyalist to The Establishment.
Keep hearing Trump will divide the party. Nope- what’s dividing the party is the establishment not listening to the voters. As usual.
I was reporting on a GOPe governor claiming he won’t support the nominee. How is that an attack on Don Trump? You guys are getting paranoid.
All of you Trump haters have to admit he has done a good job of pulling the masks off of all the frauds in the Republican Party.
As Trump would say, “he’s gonna have to pay a price”.
Yea well Charlie maybe repubs in MASS. will screw you also!!! Nice to follow what YOUR constituents want you BASTARD!!!
The base is supposed to hold their noses for RINOs who win the primaries, but not the reverse. Bastards, all of them.
‘Rats are already traitors but the GOPee’s celebrate theirs as a special occasion upon their leap to the dark side.
Well, you don’t get to be part of the GOP anymore. The GOP belongs to conservatives, and now you’re the RINO.
A lot of Trump supporters are screaming traitor
Might be more informative to ask why the Never Trump movement is growing
Seems to me that the Establishment was blind to Trump’s Rise
Now it seems Trump supporters are blind to the rise of Never Trump
Nicely said, JimRob
The GOP establishment has been saying it for years:
Hold your nose and vote for Dole.
Hold your nose and vote for McCain.
Hold your nose and vote for Romney.
Now the party is actually energized about someone and the GOP establishment says: “We’re not voting for THAT guy!”
SCOTT BROWN is actually endorsing Trump he is PISSED with ALL of this crap!!!!
No big loss. I couldn’t pick the guy out of a line up. And he kept calling me over the last week. Screw him.
Its worse than Nursery School “Waa waa waaa my guy didnt win so I wont vote Republican, where’s my blankie”
The question is why do we let a state like Mass. even participate in selecting our candidate? No consistently blue state should get to participate in the primary since they won’t be voting for that candidate in the general.
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