Since Vice President Kamala Harris took over the Democratic ticket, she’s received support from many prominent conservatives — who are largely endorsing Harris out of their opposition to Donald Trump. They have said that the former president is amoral, crude, and “simply untenable” — so much so that they will be defecting from their own party when they vote for president in November.
Harris last month signaled that she could reach across the aisle when filling out her Cabinet, should she win the race. “I have spent my career inviting diversity of opinion. I think it’s important to have people at the table when some of the most important decisions are being made that have different views, different experiences,” Harris told CNN. “And I think it would be to the benefit of the American public to have a member of my Cabinet who was a Republican.”
Below is an incomplete list of Republicans who are throwing their weight behind the vice president.
The former Republican congresswoman endorsed Harris during an event at Duke University on Sept. 4. She is the daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney.
“I don’t believe that we have the luxury of writing in candidates’ names, particularly in swing states,” Cheney said. “As a conservative, as someone who believes in and cares about the Constitution, I have thought deeply about this. And because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but I will be voting for Kamala Harris.”
Cheney was the vice chairwoman of a committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. “We owe it to the American people to investigate everything that led up to, and transpired on, January 6th,” she said in 2021. “We will not be deterred by threats or attempted obstruction and we will not rest until our task is complete.”
The committee ultimately referred Trump to the Justice Department for prosecution. Earlier this year, Trump called for Cheney to be put in jail.
Dick Cheney
Despised by liberals during George W. Bush’s presidency, Dick Cheney is apparently voting for Harris, too.
Speaking on Sept. 6 at the Texas Tribune Festival, Liz Cheney said, “Dick Cheney will be voting for Kamala Harris,” prompting cheers from the audience.