Former Pennsylvania GOP Governor Tom Ridge and the first Secretary of Homeland Security under George W. Bush has endorsed Joe Biden.
The endorsement doesn’t come as a total surprise. Ridge has been a frequent Trump critic since he announced his candidacy in 2015.
According to Fox News:
“Vice President Biden and I both know that supporting his candidacy now certainly won’t dissuade me from speaking out later when I disagree with him,” Ridge wrote in The Philadephia Inquirer. “But we surely will do so with civility and respect, not with childish name-calling and [T]witter tirades.”
Ridge added: “Joe Biden has the experience and empathy necessary to help us navigate not only the pandemic, but also other issues that have fractured our nation, including social injustice, income inequality and immigration reform.”
“I actually consider it a point of personal pride that I’m recognized for being among the first Republicans to reject Donald Trump,” Ridge wrote. “With just about one month until Election Day, President Trump continues to claim the only way he can possibly be defeated is a rigged election. Can you imagine the hubris?”
“Whether the Republican Party can restore itself or not, I don’t know. Whether it wants to or not, I don’t know that either,” Ridge wrote. “Pennsylvania voters, along with voters in Michigan, Wisconsin and Florida, are likely to ultimately determine the next president. So much is at stake.”
It’s time to put country over party. It’s time to dismiss Donald Trump.
Why I’m voting for @JoeBiden on November 3rd. https://t.co/rM9MnwjZhr
— Gov. Tom Ridge (@GovRidge) September 27, 2020
Pennsylvania is a critical state in the 2020 election and appears to be a toss-up currently. However, Ridge was an anti-Trumper in 2016 and Trump still carried the state against Hillary Clinton.
Ridge now joins, former Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, former Ohio Governor John Kasich, former New Jersey Governor Christie Todd Whitman, and former Massachusetts Governor Bill Weld as the former GOP RINO Governors who have endorsed Joe Biden.
Not worth a comment. RINO
He’s part of the old swamp and his feelings are hurt.
No one cares, you are not the never Trump guys. Do you think your vote matters, I don’t think it does.
You bet his vote for Biden means nothing, after all he’s a RINO REJECT !!!!! I was DEM registered but switched and voting REPUBLICAN from now on!!!!!!
EXACTLY!!!!!
One look at Ridge and you can see he went over to the dark side. Total madness.
A covidian dumbocrap
One just has to wonder what honey pot this RINO has been or is dipping in?
You can bet he was easily bought and paid for by the Democrats. He certainly isn’t an American!
The RINOS are finally exposing themselves, one by one.
What’s left are Trumpet’s
there are so many of them
Like they are truly LUNATICS!!!!!!!!
Cool! At Least The DEEP STATER’S Are Crawling Out From Under Their ROCKS! And we can get a better kook at them! LOL … Better than the ZOO!
Rinos have their own zoo , they just keep exposing them selves . Just keep the cage doors locked .
And keep the blinds closed; Who wants to see their teeny tiny man parts?
Has anyone checked his bank account lately and wondered why the sudden increase $500K appeared overnight…just before announcing his opposition to Trump and joining forces with Biden? I suppose Soros or Steyer are now $500K less in their bank accounts.
I wonder WHY they don’t investigate Soros. He is an evil evil man.
How can we rid ourselves of these low lifed BAGS of SHIT????
Tom Ridge was always a worthless toad. The fact that he is endorsing Gropen Joe is all the more reason to support President Trump.
All the useless people who held positions in government (notice I didn’t say “WORKED” in government) are upset because President Trump is the first President who actually expects a government employee to work and accomplish something. You can expect most government employees to be anti-Trump. He scares the hell out of them.
Another dumb shit Governor.
That seems to be the main requirement!
PA is suffering from stupidity among it’s electorate and corruption among their elected idiots.
He said it’s time to put country over party. So he sides with the SOCOFA party and a NOT FREE USA (United Socialists of America). Well at least we now officially know which country he wants.
Ridge the Rhino. You’re a traitor to this great Republican Party. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
He hasn’t been a R for many years! He just got a pay day to announce it!!!
Ah yes, the Republican establishment has spoken. Republicans are supposed to believe that suddenly these, so called, good Republicans are now thinking open borders, higher taxes, defunding police, government paid abortion on demand, socialist healthcare, pandering to any and all rioters and looters and surrendering our National sovereignty to the new world order is acceptable. I’m not sure RINO is even nearly strong enough to measure the level of sell out.
It is not strong enough. Traitor is the correct description.
Ridge was never truly a Pro-Life Republican in the first place. But he used the Republican party when it served him well. Typical of these RINOs
Rhino is the wrong term..the correct word is traitor
To think he was head of Homeland Security when he realkly hates America & wants it to be Socialist. What a disgraceful hypocrite Republicans want no part of such a wretched person.
Tom Ridge and the rest of the Swampers can just get lost they are poison to the American people.
Their offspring are probably the ones running Antifa and other rioting groups.
Ridge needs to join the Democratic party! How naive can he and the other mentioned not understand what Biden is and what he represents – open borders, single pay healthcare provider, anti 2A, increasing taxes on the so called wealthy ( does he not know they are the ones hiring people), cow tow to China, reduce oil production, on, and on.And don’t for get Mr Ridge,who will be president if Biden is elected had his health fails, which obvious does not matter to you. Ridge and his RINO friends refuse to admit the good Trump has done for this country, which makes them a deficit to our nation. I suspect Ridge has always been a liberal.
If Repubs don’t win, Harris will be president after the dems comit Joe to a nursing home.
So what?
Tom Ridge prefers to sell his country to the socialists based on his endorsement. Typical loser, who prefers to act on his hate. He and Kasich have sold out for money and hate.
Oh Look! A derange snowflake!
right on
This figures. They are afraid to loose their gravy train of government jobs no matter if they are doing it or not. They have been proven in many instances to be seditions and corrupt. Of course they would support someone who does the very same.
WOW! He must be afraid that some of the devious roads will lead back to him!!!
This is not your daddy’s old Republican Party who kept giving us losers at the ballot box and didn’t care just to keep their jobs…we have a winner that gets things done for the American taxpayer!
Actions speak louder than words. We need to stop calling these turncoats “RINO’s.” Call a thing what it is – THEY ARE DEMOCRATS! They have crossed over to the dark side (actually, maybe they always were on the dark side). And Mr. Ridge will be unpleasantly surprised if slo-joe Biden takes over and he “disagrees with him.” Remember what happened to those who “disagreed” with the Clinton’s . . .
Good glad to hear you left don’t let the door hit you in the ass go live in Russia or China where you can be a Conrad DemonRat
It says a lot about a person who supports a guy who thinks he’s been in the senate for 180 years, not to mention all the other things joe says that make no sense.
You must be on the same pills that were fed to these Rinos. You need to stop taking them, they are messing you up!
Just another useless RINO.
RINO=Republican In Name Only, sure fits the majority of the scum sucking leaches. Vote Only for True Conservative People. We Must rid Ourselves of turncoat Republicans and Democrats that Can’t see the Truth in front of their faces…
AMERICANS care NOT wtf RINOS (aka DemonCraps) do!!!
Needing to see his name in public and getting paid to do it.
I have NO DOUBT that this RINO IS, INDEED, part of the Penn State Pedo ring!!!
The sh*t ALWAYS rises to the top of the cess pool.
I have some question I would like to asked any and all Biden supports. I wonder how many will answer these question?
What is the reason you are voting for Biden today and rejected Biden in the past for president? What has changed?
What has Biden done for America in the last 40+ years in congress and being VP for 8 years to merit him to be president?
Biden has been rejected for president by the democrats two times before now he’s the man they want, what changed?
Who will be the president in 2017 Biden or Harris?
How long will Biden be president before Harris takes over?
While Biden is president who will be running the country, Harris or Biden?
Harris dropped out of the primaries before they even voted, yet she is the VP pick, why?
As you and many others are the democrat party are you happy with the VP pick, and if so why, or if not why?
Has the democrat party become a socialist party now?
Are you a socialist?
Are you for all this rioting and looting as a means to get your way? If not your party seem to be?
President’s Trump’s REAL Republican values (real conservative values) are revealed by what he has and is DOING. Conservatives must stop the emotional reaction to Trump and his mannerisms and pay attention to policy. Too many are acting like triggered emotional liberals.
What does it say about you and your RINO colleagues when you support a candidate who is essentially a criminal and will dismantle all that America stands for if elected President?
You are all disgraceful. But truth will ultimately prevail and your time and your colleagues time in positions f power will soon come to an end.
Tom Ridge, a LIBERAL RINO jackass appointed by George W Bush. Bush appointed a LOT of liberal idiots.
RINO TRAITOR, I wonder what he was promised, if biden wins for his endorsement ??? a cabinet job or a ambassadorship to a 3rd world out-house
I guess we know what a crooked politician we have here. RINO that’s for certain.
A vote for Biden is a vote for the devil and his cohorts.
A vote for Trump is a vote for our God Yahweh.
Blessings of Shalom!
rinos do not count
Wow, is all I can say, Ridge is still mad that Bush didn’t get elected in 2016. Tom is part of the swamp and would have had another swamp job if Bush had been elected like planed.
A RINO, who cares about this deep state turn coat. He is a liberal prick looking to get a job with Biden. Another career politician who never worked, just like Biden and his slinky son.
HE LOOKS like a brainless indoctrinated senile moron.
Does your psychiatrist know you are exposing your idiocy to the public?
RIDGE, pure PENNSLAVANIA HEAD JACK ASS AND NOTHING MORE! HIS VOTE AND ENDORSEMENT IS MEANINGLESS NOW THAT HE IS OUT OF THE FED. GOVT!
Since Tom Ridge is supporting biden that means TRUMP IS DOING SOMETHING RIGHT…LOL
No one wants to be endorsed by Ridge for his back stabbing ways to the republican party and his support for illegal aliens. IN OTHER WORDS….Ridge is a fascist bent democrat.
The fact of the matter is the Bush’s are against Trump for no other reason than that he completely trashed their little boy in Florida. Jeb wasn’t it. I don’t remember his name now. Neither of the Bush presidencies were anything to write home to Momma about. Just more Swamp drivel with 12 years and nothing to show for the American people. Screw the Bush’s and anyone that supports this.
The Guv can go back to the Democrats. They deserve him, we don’t.
When it comes to deep state, it is all about making themselves rich Republican or Demonrat they are all about F’ing the tax payers and “Livin La Vida Loca” God Bless Donald Trump and God Bless The USA. He donates his salary, he is not a politician, he is a true patriot and loves our country, and he can’t be bought off by special interest, and that is why it is an all out battle to get rid of him because he is breaking up the good old boy club. Bwahahahaha!
I believe the operative word is “Former”. No one cares about RINO has-beens. Enough said.
Does anyone actually CARE what little Tommy Ridge has to say these days?!? In fact, does anyone even REMEMBER his former political career?!? Talk about “yesterday’s news!!”
big deal
Just another establishment member a floating turd in the Washington sewer!
Ridge, you are getting old and senile just like Biden. Just go home, have a drink.
Ridge you r shame to all
Republicans
Good that u r Democrat now
Republicans today and past sure are very weak. Why in the world would anyone vote for a bunch of sellout weak minded tools the Republicans have to offer. Republicans will never have this kind of support like they have now, trump saved the republican by running under it. The conservatives need to run on it’s own play form, and let the Republicans fall flat on their face, I will never vote for weak Republicans
Traitors need to be treated as such. To bad they don’t bring that back for traitors
who cares what you think? we know what you think. You want socialist utopia and Marxism for Amerika so you can cash in.
Ridge is an idiot.
The Rhino and sell out Republican leaders of former elected offices are just people who want money and position jobs, called selling out to black mailers.
Every time on of these pathetic “never Trumpers” pops up out of the sewer (swamp) it makes my blood boil. We voted for President Trump because he agreed to drain the swamp. With weak Rhinos like Tom Ridge in charge of anything how did we ever make it this far. Tom, it’s not about President Trump it’s about communism and the socialist left. Don’t you get it?