Toomey: Not Voting For Trump Nor Harris
“When you lose an election and you try to overthrow the results so you can stay in power, you lose me.”
September 3, 2024
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“When you lose an election and you try to overthrow the results so you can stay in power, you lose me.”
Former Pennsylvania Republican senator Pat Toomey said that he would not be voting for either Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris for president.
Toomey, a Republican who served on the Senate Banking and Finance committees, appeared Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and told hosts Joe Kernan and Andrew Ross Sorkin that while the outcome is a binary situation, his choice is not.
When asked by Kernan if a vote not for Trump is a vote for Harris, Toomey said, “First of all, I voted for Donald Trump twice in 2016 and 2020 but when you lose an election and you try to overthrow the results, so you can stay in power, you lose me.
“We need Republican control of the Senate and that’s essential,” Toomey continued. “If the other side runs the table, then they will repeal the filibuster and they will be dragged by their left wing, which is clearly in charge now.
“It’s huge tax increases. It’s probably some version of Medicare For All. It might even get to an expansion of the Supreme Court, because there will be no breaks. But the good news is, I think Republicans are going to take the Senate.”
Toomey was critical of Harris and her selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, saying the choice indicated a move left.
“When she was in the Senate, she had the most liberal record in the Senate – to the left of Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) – and she was in favor of banning fracking, lining up perfectly with the far-left wing
“When she had to make a choice for the vice presidential nominee, she could have made a prudent choice, and (Pennsylvania Gov.) Josh Shapiro would have sent a message from governing from the center, significantly improving her chances to win Pennsylvania, and she would not do it. That tells you who is in control. She comes from the left wing of the party and that’s where she will go.”
The former senator also said that Harris is being disingenuous about her position on fracking.
“At the end of the day, she will be beholden to the left wing of the party,” he said. “You can have development of oil and gas without an explicit ban on fracking, and I don’t buy the notion that she’s actually a centrist now. She never has been.”
Former Pennsylvania Republican senator Pat Toomey said that he would not be voting for either Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris for president.
Toomey, a Republican who served on the Senate Banking and Finance committees, appeared Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and told hosts Joe Kernan and Andrew Ross Sorkin that while the outcome is a binary situation, his choice is not.
When asked by Kernan if a vote not for Trump is a vote for Harris, Toomey said, “First of all, I voted for Donald Trump twice in 2016 and 2020 but when you lose an election and you try to overthrow the results, so you can stay in power, you lose me.
“We need Republican control of the Senate and that’s essential,” Toomey continued. “If the other side runs the table, then they will repeal the filibuster and they will be dragged by their left wing, which is clearly in charge now.
“It’s huge tax increases. It’s probably some version of Medicare For All. It might even get to an expansion of the Supreme Court, because there will be no breaks. But the good news is, I think Republicans are going to take the Senate.”
Toomey was critical of Harris and her selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, saying the choice indicated a move left.
“When she was in the Senate, she had the most liberal record in the Senate – to the left of Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) – and she was in favor of banning fracking, lining up perfectly with the far-left wing
“When she had to make a choice for the vice presidential nominee, she could have made a prudent choice, and (Pennsylvania Gov.) Josh Shapiro would have sent a message from governing from the center, significantly improving her chances to win Pennsylvania, and she would not do it. That tells you who is in control. She comes from the left wing of the party and that’s where she will go.”
The former senator also said that Harris is being disingenuous about her position on fracking.
“At the end of the day, she will be beholden to the left wing of the party,” he said. “You can have development of oil and gas without an explicit ban on fracking, and I don’t buy the notion that she’s actually a centrist now. She never has been.”
Former Pennsylvania Republican senator Pat Toomey said that he would not be voting for either Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris for president.
Toomey, a Republican who served on the Senate Banking and Finance committees, appeared Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and told hosts Joe Kernan and Andrew Ross Sorkin that while the outcome is a binary situation, his choice is not.
When asked by Kernan if a vote not for Trump is a vote for Harris, Toomey said, “First of all, I voted for Donald Trump twice in 2016 and 2020 but when you lose an election and you try to overthrow the results, so you can stay in power, you lose me.
“We need Republican control of the Senate and that’s essential,” Toomey continued. “If the other side runs the table, then they will repeal the filibuster and they will be dragged by their left wing, which is clearly in charge now.
“It’s huge tax increases. It’s probably some version of Medicare For All. It might even get to an expansion of the Supreme Court, because there will be no breaks. But the good news is, I think Republicans are going to take the Senate.”
Toomey was critical of Harris and her selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, saying the choice indicated a move left.
“When she was in the Senate, she had the most liberal record in the Senate – to the left of Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) – and she was in favor of banning fracking, lining up perfectly with the far-left wing
“When she had to make a choice for the vice presidential nominee, she could have made a prudent choice, and (Pennsylvania Gov.) Josh Shapiro would have sent a message from governing from the center, significantly improving her chances to win Pennsylvania, and she would not do it. That tells you who is in control. She comes from the left wing of the party and that’s where she will go.”
The former senator also said that Harris is being disingenuous about her position on fracking.
“At the end of the day, she will be beholden to the left wing of the party,” he said. “You can have development of oil and gas without an explicit ban on fracking, and I don’t buy the notion that she’s actually a centrist now. She never has been.”
Former Pennsylvania Republican senator Pat Toomey said that he would not be voting for either Donald Trump nor Kamala Harris for president.
Toomey, a Republican who served on the Senate Banking and Finance committees, appeared Tuesday on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” and told hosts Joe Kernan and Andrew Ross Sorkin that while the outcome is a binary situation, his choice is not.
When asked by Kernan if a vote not for Trump is a vote for Harris, Toomey said, “First of all, I voted for Donald Trump twice in 2016 and 2020 but when you lose an election and you try to overthrow the results, so you can stay in power, you lose me.
“We need Republican control of the Senate and that’s essential,” Toomey continued. “If the other side runs the table, then they will repeal the filibuster and they will be dragged by their left wing, which is clearly in charge now.
“It’s huge tax increases. It’s probably some version of Medicare For All. It might even get to an expansion of the Supreme Court, because there will be no breaks. But the good news is, I think Republicans are going to take the Senate.”
Toomey was critical of Harris and her selection of Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate, saying the choice indicated a move left.
“When she was in the Senate, she had the most liberal record in the Senate – to the left of Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) – and she was in favor of banning fracking, lining up perfectly with the far-left wing
“When she had to make a choice for the vice presidential nominee, she could have made a prudent choice, and (Pennsylvania Gov.) Josh Shapiro would have sent a message from governing from the center, significantly improving her chances to win Pennsylvania, and she would not do it. That tells you who is in control. She comes from the left wing of the party and that’s where she will go.”
The former senator also said that Harris is being disingenuous about her position on fracking.
“At the end of the day, she will be beholden to the left wing of the party,” he said. “You can have development of oil and gas without an explicit ban on fracking, and I don’t buy the notion that she’s actually a centrist now. She never has been.”
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