Republicans Are Jumping Ship Now That Trump's The Presumptive Nominee

Republicans Are Jumping Ship Now That Trump's The Presumptive Nominee

By Jake Godin
May 4, 2016

May 4, 2016

Many longtime members of the party say they can no longer call themselves Republicans with Donald Trump as their nominee.

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Some Republicans are burning their registration cards now that Donald Trump is the presumptive nominee. Others are taking some less-dramatic measures and just de-registering as Republican voters or switching sides to Hillary Clinton.

This video includes an image from Getty Images and music from Frenic / CC BY 3.0.

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