McCain Family Member Decides to Support Clinton
In yet another case of party members changing their allegiances, Caroline McCain, the granddaughter of Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain, has announced she will vote for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton in November.
Writing an article for Medium.com, McCain cited several factors which led her to the decision to leave the Republican Party.
She recalled Trump questioning whether her grandfather was actually a war hero.
Saying her grandfather responded to the incident gracefully and with forgiveness, she admitted to still holding a grudge for Trump’s remarks.
“He insulted my grandfather and attacked the very qualities — loyalty, bravery and selflessness — that he and countless other POWs embody,” she said.
She also blamed the Republican Party itself for being instrumental in her decision, writing, “The party I grew up in, the party I want to work in and change and push to be more inclusive, betrayed me and countless others.”
McCain asserted that loyalty to country is more important than party loyalty.
She goes on to write that she wants nothing to do with the Republican Party if it is willing to have as its presidential nominee a man she called a “racist” and “misogynist” who she says wants to ban Muslims and try to keep immigrants from entering the country.
McCain said that while watching the Democratic National Convention this week, she made the decision to leave her party and support Clinton, despite issues she has with the nominee.
These issues include questions about the Clinton Foundation’s finances and her unwillingness to speak with the press.
She admitted that these are not the candidates she wanted, nor is this the election she hoped for.
“So I’m not a Democrat — at least not yet. But this year, ‘I’m With Her,’” she concluded.
McCain was a college student when her grandfather ran against Barack Obama in the 2008 presidential election. At that time, she said in an interview that if George W. Bush had been running for re-election against Obama, she would have voted for Obama because Bush “does not represent the true face of the U.S.” (For more from the author of “McCain Family Member Decides to Support Clinton” please click HERE)
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