I cannot understand why Republicans do not leave their Party?

[kentuck]

Many have, such as the few "Never Trumpers" that run the Lincoln Project.

But far too many have stuck with the demented psycho in the White House.

It doesn't mean that they would have to become Democrats - they could register as "Independents" in protest. But they stick around like sadists, just waiting for the punishment.

They garner little respect for staying in a Party so void of anything honorable.

[qazplm135]

1. because they think our side is worse

abortion? worst crime ever. High taxes, "socialism," homosexuality, etc etc.

Yeah the leader sucks but the issues remain the same and the team they play for is wearing the same jerseys.

[BarackTheVote]

11. You forgot, they're also probably a little bit racist NT

[qazplm135]

13. some are, some aren't

some just buy into abortion and nothing else matters.

Some are petrified of socialism and nothing else matters.

It's a mix. Just waving our hands and calling them evil idiots doesn't really do much.

Not that I think we have to spend much time trying to win them over either. Focus on our side and the third of adults who never get out to vote at all. Although the reality is, the only way to punch through to the latter is to nominate a hyper popular candidate, like Obama. But those come around once a generation or so.

[alwaysinasnit]

2. Well, all I can say is that it would take a measure of integrity to quit the party, which makes

"Republican integrity" an oxymoron.

[lame54]

4. Some of those still hanging in were...

Early never-trumpers who are not clear on the definition of never

[Bettie]

5. Because the only thing they don't like about Trump is

how he says what he says.

They agree with it all, they just want the racism and other stuff to be couched in slightly more polite language.

[Roisin Ni Fiachra]

6. They are all fascists. The GOP is a big tent fascist political party.

It ain't rocket science.

[msongs]

7. mostly xcept for trump repubs had a successful election, so why quit when they are getting rid

of trump but otherwise had a good result down ballot nationwide

[Runningdawg]

8. They soon will be although it reamins to be seen

If the Trump Crime Family will call it a political party or church.

[jalan48]

9. They know their donors will easily find replacements for them.

[Miigwech]

10. Cowards all. The lincoln project wants AOC to help? Before they make repubs

stand up against trumpism. WTF is that about? They want all of her connections to the youth of America, especially the diversity of her followers ... a group of old white, left over repubs could never get on their own. Oh, how they try so hard to be woke, hip and relevant ... did they really do that much?

Unless the majority of the repub party denounce trumpism, we should have not one GD thing to do with helping LP out with cleaning up their effing party of seditious traitors who want to reconstitute the effing disgusting repub party the way it was. I enjoyed some of your ads and
re-posted them, now go away. Unless you can change your repub party .... love it or effing leave it and denounce it. Join us liberals in a full endorsement, nothing less will be sufficient. We know, you got scared by your Frankenstein monster, so did we, but we took him out, not you.

[central scrutinizer]

12. They're opportunists

Remember all the Southern “Democrats” in the House who switched parties during the “Contract on America”. They just like being in power and don’t care how they get there.

[LeftInTX]

14. They know they will not get reelected if there is not an R after their name