The current GOP doesn’t remotely resemble the principles I once believed in and fought for. Propping it up like a stinky corpse is just Weekend at Bernie’s w/o the charm. So go many old friends who’d rather party at bloaty Bernie’s beach house than not have an oceanfront view.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

If you refuse to cut out a disgusting, supremacist, conspiracy-driven cancer because you A) quietly disagree but tolerate it because it helps you win elections or https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

B) secretly cheer because you wanted to say this filth for years but knew it was too publicly distasteful, well, you’ll still eventually die of that cancer.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

I had an old friend show an ugly side of himself in a very public attack on my spouse. His reasoning? How dare he threaten the GOP majorities he spent a career building. Right. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

We all worked for that goal 30 YEARS AGO, but things have dramatically changed. That’s like saying I built the early Weimar Republic so how dare you oppose the Third Reich!! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">

What a monumental disappointment so many former colleagues/friends have proven to be. I’ve no apologies for being a former GOP refugee.

And btw, ‘Woke’ isn’t a slur. To grow & mature is to awaken to things you may not have seen or understood before. Some of you should try it.