Exclusive: Three more Republicans are crossing the aisle to support Vice President Kamala Harris for the White House.
Former Sen. Nancy Kassebaum (R-Kansas), former Kansas State Sen. and Insurance Commissioner Sandy Prager, and former federal judge Deanel Reese Tacha said in a statement shared with Fox News Digital Thursday that the Republican criticized the current situation.
“This election presents tough choices that are not easy for any of us. Dwight D. Eisenhower, Bob Dole, Frank Carlson, Jan Meyers, and generations of Kansas leaders. “There is no Republican Party within the current Republican Party.” the former officials wrote.
“But when those values are at stake, Republicans need to speak up and put country over party.”
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Former Republican Sen. Nancy Kassebaum leads Kansas Republican women's group in supporting Vice President Kamala Harris (Getty Images)
He added that the race between Harris and former President Trump presented “tough choices” but was not an easy one.
“No candidate is perfect, and we do not endorse every policy position of national parties or individual candidates,” they wrote.
“But we strongly believe we must do our part to build a brighter future. That's why we're voting for Kamala Harris and Kamala Harris.” [Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz] In this election. We believe they are the closest thing to Kansans' aspirations and reflect our rich history of working together “through the odds and toward the stars.” ”
However, all three have supported the Democratic Party in recent elections.
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Ms. Kassebaum, now known as Nancy Kassebaum Baker, served in the United States Senate from December 1978 to January 1997.
She was the first woman elected to the Kansas House of Representatives, and her career also included serving as chair of the Senate Labor Committee.
Deanel Rees Tacha was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit by former President Ronald Reagan in 1985. (Getty Images)
Tacha was appointed to the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals by former President Ronald Reagan in 1985 and served as chief justice from 2001 to 2008.
Mr. Prager served as Kansas Insurance Commissioner from 2003 to 2015.
Harris' campaign has courted Republican voters in an effort to amplify her appeal and position Trump as an extreme and polarizing option.
The vast majority of Republicans, especially those still holding elected office, support Mr. Trump.
But the vice president has received support from several prominent Republican figures. Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.), former Vice President Dick Cheney, and former Trump administration aides Stephanie Grisham and Olivia Troye have all publicly expressed support for Harris.
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Troy was among several headliners at Thursday's Republican Harris event, along with former Reps. Barbara Comstock (R-Va.) and Denver Riggleman (R-Va.). He is one of the
new Marist College Poll Harris and Trump were found to be tied in three critical states.
Former Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.) is one of the Republicans who has already announced her support for Harris. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
In North Carolina, the two candidates are tied with 49% of the vote, and in Georgia and Arizona, Trump has a slight lead over Harris in both states, 50% to 49%.
These statewide polls were conducted from September 19th to 24th.
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Asked for comment on the Kansas Republican Party's endorsement, the Harris campaign sent Fox News Digital an extensive statement regarding the Republican Party's initiative to endorse Harris.
“The vice president is rallying voters from across the political spectrum with a campaign about freedom, democracy and opportunity,” said Austin Weatherford, communications director for the National Republican Party.
“Our Harris Republican program conveys its unifying and empowering message to anti-Trump Republicans, moderates, and independents. I don’t think so.”
“No one knows who these people are and no one cares,” the Trump campaign said of Harris' support.
