Talk:List of Republicans who opposed the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign

Latest comment: 6 days ago by CWenger in topic John McCain?

Judicial Officials

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Deanell Reece Tacha should be in this section rather than the "other" catch all at the end. I'm not confident to edit the article myself. Dr. Conspiracy (talk) 23:36, 29 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

people who changed their support

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Should we list people who have previously said they opposed Trump's 2024 run, but later went on to endorse him? For example, Noem opposed him in 2022, but later endorsed him in 2024. 2600:1702:4E36:6110:0:0:0:60E (talk) 01:48, 2 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

The Bushes still oppose Trump. 174.235.49.37 (talk) 00:06, 29 June 2024 (UTC)Reply
In my opinion, no. It should reflect those who currently oppose Trump's 2024 run. In a primary, it is common that people switch endorsements, as those they supported get poor primary results, and then drop out. A list of party notables who oppose their party's official nominee is much more significant that such a list would be based on support during the primary season. SlowJog (talk) 21:05, 8 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Let's add Republicans that have not endorsed Trump but have voiced criticism

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It would inform our readers, if this page included Republicans that have voiced (sometime strong) criticism of Trump but have otherwise not indicated if they endorse him or not. For example, Trump's Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, as well as several others. See for example https://www.washingtonpost.com/elections/interactive/2024/trump-cabinet-endorsements/

So in the page heading, let's change "oppose the Donald Trump" to "have not endorsed Donald Trump's". and in the page's sub-title, after "have openly expressed opposition to", add ", or have not endorsed," VeryHumbleServant (talk) 16:02, 15 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Add Bill Kristol to list

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Could someone please find a source and add Bill Kristol? Darrylhopkins (talk) 20:00, 17 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

  Added. CWenger (^@) 20:13, 17 September 2024 (UTC)Reply

Do these Republicans endorse other candidates?

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Is this Republicans that oppose Trump but have not endorsed Harris (or anyone else)? If they endorse Harris, they would be listed on Harris’ endorsement page already. Looking for clarification. Slamaina (talk) 19:37, 20 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

No. Some will vote third-party, or write-in alternates. 2600:1004:B1C3:16EC:FDB7:7C59:7FC8:580D (talk) 18:26, 26 October 2024 (UTC)Reply

These politicians deserve an R-[staste] before their names

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When one scans the long list of names and positions in this article, it is easy to forget that every one of them is or was a Republican. Because that fact is never mentioned again after you scroll past the title.

This may be logically defensible, but that is not necessarily the right criterion for what is good in an encyclopedia article. We need to try to ensure that the visitor understands what they are reading at all times, to the extent possible.

So, why not go back to the standard journalistic practice as in the NYT or WaPo of including the party (usually an "R" or a "D") somewhere near the person's name — an "R" in the present case, especially if that person ran for office under the auspices of a particular party. It is abnormal to refer to politicians without their party designations next to their names.

So: I believe it is most appropriate to place an "R" or "R-[state]" near every name in this article, where [state] means the postal code for whatever state.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.36.148.11 (talkcontribs) 15:43, October 31, 2024 (UTC)

John McCain?

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Obviously he was very anti-Trump when he died, but he was not with us for this election cycle. Should he really be included considering he was not around to oppose Trump's campaign this time? Darth Watto (talk) 18:11, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply

I believe the article refers to McCain's presidential campaign staff, not him. Romney, for example, is listed separatey but McCain is not. It is a bit confusing and could benefit from rewording. CWenger (^@) 19:51, 27 November 2024 (UTC)Reply