Changed my voter registration today. Below is the crotchety old man letter I am sending to the National and State Republican organizations:
Dear RNC and Nevada Republican Party,
Today, 26 November 2016, I dropped my affiliation with the Republican Party. I have been a member since my first vote in 1984.
From 2000-2008, George W. Bush vastly increased the size and scope of the federal government. In 2008, John McCain ran a clown-show of a campaign for President. In 2012, Mitt Romney would not take the many opportunities presented to put away Barack Obama. And still I supported the party and, therefore, them.
I am dropping my membership because of the shocking and disloyal behavior of many prominent members of the party during the 2016 Presidential race as well as the vocal #neverTrump supporters within the establishment.
Donald Trump was far from a good candidate yet he handily defeated 16 other GOP candidates according to the existing rules for winning the nomination.
Yet, having done so, many leading GOP officials actively worked for his defeat. To wit:
Sen John McCain
Sen Ben Sasse
Sen Lindsey Graham
Sen Jeff Flake
For Nevada, please add in failed Senate candidate Heck. His narrow loss was, in my opinion, entirely due to his abandonment of then candidate Trump in the closing weeks of the campaign. People expect and value loyalty. Soon to be former Congressman Heck showed he had none. Hypocritically, he withdrew his support over the now-infamous remarks on a bus, but has had a long and distinguished military career around and leading soldiers. For CM Heck to suddenly develop the ‘vapors’ over Trump’s remarks was absurd and was directly responsible for his loss.
For the four listed senators, except for McCain who most likely won’t run again, I will actively support any and all challengers to them in in the primaries, to include financially. If they want to be Democrats, then defect and join the party to which they’d be most at home.
Please do not contact me in the future for any support.