MSNBC columnist Charlie Sykes is founder of The Bulwark. His most recent book, 'How the Right Lost Its Mind,' was published in October 2017.
Imagine for a moment the reaction and the media coverage if one prominent Democrat after another announced they were not supporting President Joe Biden’s bid for a second term. Cue an avalanche of stories and pearl-clutching about “Democrats in Disarray” and “A Party Divided Against Itself.” And yet, despite policy disagreements and doubts about Biden’s age, none of that is happening on the Democratic side. But that makes the current divide in the Republican Party all the more notable. Sen.
This followed the surprise announcement by uber-Trump loyalist Mike Pence that he was also getting off the Trump Train. While some on the left are disappointed that Pence also said he won’t vote for Biden, the nonendorsement is still one of the most dramatic developments of the campaign, especially if we put Pence’s break with Trump in context: Of all the GOP’s presidential and vice-presidential nominees of the last quarter century, the only one to back Trump’s bid is … Sarah Palin.
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