Republican Voters Against Trump

Republican Voters Against Trump (RVAT) is a political initiative launched in May 2020 by Defending Democracy Together for the 2020 U.S. presidential election cycle.[1][2] The project was formed to produce a US$10 million advertising campaign focused on 100 testimonials by Republicans, conservatives, moderates, right-leaning independents, and former Trump voters explaining why they would not vote for Donald Trump in 2020.[1][2][3] By August 2020 they had collected 500 testimonials.[4]

RVAT
Republican Voters Against Trump
FounderDefending Democracy Together
WebsiteOfficial website

The advertising campaign targets white college-educated suburban voters in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida, North Carolina and Arizona.[2] Paul Waldman, writing for The Washington Post compared the campaign to a similar 1964 Lyndon Johnson ad called "Confessions of a Republican" giving Republicans "permission" to vote against Barry Goldwater.[5]

Ad space purchased on social media and Fox News was scheduled to start the first week of June 2020.[6]

Organizers included Republican political strategist Sarah Longwell, conservative writer Bill Kristol, and former Jeb Bush aide Tim Miller.[2]

See also

References
  1. Warren, Michael (May 28, 2020). "New GOP group launches $10 million campaign to get Republicans to vote for Biden over Trump". CNN. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  2. Karni, Annie (May 28, 2020). "Get Republicans to Vote Against Trump? This Group Will Spend $10 Million to Try". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
  3. Roos, Meghan (May 28, 2020). "Anti-Trump Republican group launches $10 million project to get Biden elected". Newsweek. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  4. Zengerle, Jason (August 5, 2020). "These Republicans Have a Confession: They're Not Voting for Trump Again". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 9, 2020.
  5. Waldman, Paul (May 28, 2020). "The Never Trumpers might finally be on to something". Washington Post. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  6. Mazza, Ed (May 29, 2020). "Rank-And-File Republicans Turn On Trump In New Effort To Block His Reelection". Huffington Post. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
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