Anti-Trump Lincoln Project ‘Republican’ says he’s reregistering Democrat
A co-founder of the anti-Trump Lincoln Project group, a PAC shaped by a gaggle of “Never Trump” Rebublicans to help Joe Biden within the 2020 presidential race, mentioned on his podcast that he’ll reregister as a Democrat.
Steve Schmidt had been a Republican strategist for years earlier than breaking with the get together over President Trump.
Now he’s a political commentator on MSNBC and co-hosts a podcast, referred to as “Battleground,” with David Plouffe, a Democratic strategist who performed key roles in every of former President Obama’s campaigns.
Steve Schmidt attends a celebration hosted by SHOWTIME®, Prime Video Channels, and IMDb to rejoice SHAMELESS at Acura Festival Village on Jan. 26, 2019 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Rich Polk/Getty Images for IMDb)
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“I spent 29 years as a Republican,” Schmidt mentioned last week. “I’ve spent two and a half as an independent, and later this afternoon I will register as a member of the Democratic Party.”
Explaining his choice, Schmidt mentioned, “Only the Democratic Party stands for the ideas and ideals of American liberty.” He additionally referred to as it a “broad, big tent party” – regardless of its closeness to the “woke” motion and cancel tradition.
Schmidt lives in Park City, Utah, in line with the Salt Lake Tribune, a state the place Republicans outnumber Democrats by 3-to-1.
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Last month, he floated the thought of mounting a Senate bid in opposition to the state’s GOP Sen. Mike Lee, prompting hypothesis about whether or not he would run as a Democrat or problem Lee in a Republican main.
Lee reportedly responded, “LOL.”
Schmidt publicly renounced his Republican Party membership in June 2018, criticizing it as “fully the party of Trump,” in a tweet pinned to his Twitter profile.
