GOP Rep. Martha Roby On Trump: ‘I Won’t Vote For Him’

FILE - In this May 21, 2013, file photo, Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala., speaks to the reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Next month, GOP House members in a crescent from Texas to North Carolina to Illinois face the ... FILE - In this May 21, 2013, file photo, Rep. Martha Roby, R-Ala., speaks to the reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington. Next month, GOP House members in a crescent from Texas to North Carolina to Illinois face the first congressional primaries in this incumbent-bashing, anti-establishment year of Donald Trump and Ted Cruz. Most are expected to survive. But political operatives say a few are in contests worth watching for possible upsets. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) MORE LESS
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Rep. Martha Roby (R-AL) said on Twitter Saturday morning that she will no longer vote for Donald Trump in the November Election.

Roby said that while he has been disappointed with Trump on numerous occasions before, “I thought supporting our nominee was the best thing for our country and our party.”

Roby won her election in 2010 and has been one of the more conservative voices in the House. Her district is reliably conservative and includes plenty of voters who supported Trump in the primary.

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  1. “I’m gonna write in ‘Mickey Mouse’! That will really show him! That will move the needle in Alabama!”

  2. Avatar for jw1 jw1 says:

    You had everything spot-on-- until the last sentence Martha.
    I was agreeing with your sentiment until then.

    This ain’t about Hillary.
    When will you ® assh^les get this most significant point?

    jw1

  3. Elections have consequences…

  4. These are the words I want to hear from the GOP. “I won’t vote for Donald Trump”… not just merely withdrawing their endorsement. They have skirted around what endorsement means and have made endorsement and voting two separate things. As in Ryan, now distancing himself from Trump once again but will still vote for him.

  5. Jeebus, what a useless statement. She must not own a p*ssy…

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