A Pennsylvania Republican committee official has said he will vote for Kamala Harris instead of Donald Trump and has subsequently received backlash from his community.
In an interview with NBC 10, Matthew McCaffery, the Republican municipal chair in Upper Merion Township for the Montgomery County Republican Committee, said that his endorsement of Harris led to a complaint being lodged against him and discussions of a disciplinary hearing if he did not resign.
McCaffery, a Republican since he was 18 years old, is encouraging other Republicans to vote for Harris, and wrote an op-ed for the Philadelphia Inquirer about his previous support for Trump, and why he believes it’s important to elect Harris.
Newsweek has contacted the Trump campaign via email and the Montgomery County Republican Committee for further comment via a form on their website.
Vice President Kamala Harris speaking at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 10. A Republican committee official in Pennsylvania recently stated that he will vote for Harris rather than Donald Trump in…
Vice President Kamala Harris speaking at a campaign rally in Las Vegas, Nevada on August 10. A Republican committee official in Pennsylvania recently stated that he will vote for Harris rather than Donald Trump in the November election and has since faced backlash.
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McCaffrey stated that while he previously voted for Trump in 2016, he felt he could no longer support him after the attack on the Capitol on January 6, and subsequently voted for President Joe Biden in 2020.
Discussing Trump, McCaffrey said, “I think he’s dangerous for this country. I think his first term definitely showed us what he’s capable of and I don’t think the American people, at least me, I don’t want to go through that again.”
He also noted that he hoped the Republican party would move away from Trump following January 6 and voted for Nikki Haley in the primary.
In speaking out against former President Trump about voting for Harris, McCaffrey confirmed to NBC 10 that he broke bylaws, and was scheduled to have a disciplinary hearing shortly after the formal complaint against him was submitted.
He then spoke about retaining his position and said, “The way I look at is, I didn’t commit 34 felonies; I haven’t been found liable for sexual misconduct; I haven’t drug our country through one of the worst days in our history on Jan. 6.”
NBC 10 also interviewed Montgomery County Republican Committee Chair Christian Nascimento, who went on to explain how McCaffrey broke the bylaws and said, “Our bylaws are pretty clear that if you want to serve as a committee person in the party then you support the endorsed ticket.”
He continued to say that he would not discuss disciplinary actions regarding McCaffrey, but mentioned, “My point is, if we know who the candidate for president and for all the other offices are and if you feel like you can’t support those folks, that’s fine. It’s just probably not in your best interest to be a committee person.”
Nascimento later highlighted that he believes McCaffrey’s decision to vote for the other party’s candidate will not be uncommon and estimated some ticket-splitting in November.
In one of the key battleground states, in the 2020 election in Montgomery County, Biden received 319,511 votes while Trump received 185,460.
Similarly, in 2016, Hillary Clinton received 58.38% of the vote, while Trump received 37.10% according to Montgomery County’s website archives.
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