During an appearance on MSNBC on Monday, former Republican Congressman David Jolly proclaimed that the Democratic party has more to offer to soft Republicans than the GOP does.
When Donald Trump took over the party in 2016, many GOP voters were more than happy to consider him their new standard bearer. But that doesn't mean all Republicans did; a fair number left the party because of Trump and the group is now well-represented on political news shows.
Jolly began by telling host Nicolle Wallace, "Look, it's hard for me to see how the Republican Party, given what it has done, can make the argument convincingly or credibly that people ought to be voting for Republican candidates until it really recognizes what it's done."
The Congressman turned pundit continued:
"Donald Trump did not hijack the Republican Party He walked through the front doors, and everybody lifted him on their shoulders, and he became the nominee of the party, the great ambassador, and the leader, and the party celebrated him. And that includes Liz Cheney in '16 and '20, as we've talked about, having voted for Donald Trump even after everything she saw."
Jolly closed:
"What if you are a NeverTrump Republican or a Republican who is soft or can't vote for Trump? I would tell you this right now, there is something that started under Joe Biden but really took hold under Vice President [Kamala Harris] in the last two months, which is this: if you are a NeverTrump Republican or a soft Republican, you are more welcome in today's Democratic Party than you are in your own party. Truly."