Should I leave the Republican Party?

I never supported Trump, but now I can't support the party that nominated him. read more

Everyone should leave both parties. Flat out, period. The parties should have no expectation of one single vote. They should be put into the position of having to earn every single goddamn vote they get, rather than plan on all of the votes from some nonsensical party affiliation. read more

The Republican Party is ill, and it has been ill for a long time. But quitting won’t help: An American political party can only be reformed from within. Republican leaders like Paul Ryan and Reince Priebus were presented with an impossible problem by the rise of Donald Trump. read more

Rep. Michael Forbes, R-N.Y., and Sen. Bob Smith, R-N.H., are quitting the Republican Party--Forbes to be a Democrat, Smith to be an independent. Nevertheless, Smith insisted that he should retain membership in the Senate's Republican caucus and his chairmanship of the Ethics Committee and two subcommittees. read more