A recently issued petition (click here) provided a well written explanation why true “traditional” Republicans are refusing to support and vote for Trump and his Republican supporters in Congress (highlights are mine) -

“ . . . the Big Lie about the election, and the behavior of Donald Trump and his enablers after the election and on January 6, disqualify Donald Trump and his enablers from holding office. They lack the civic virtue to hold office.”

“What Donald Trump did was un-American. His behavior violates the fundamentals of Americanism. They also are inconsistent with the basic tenets of Republicanism. We believe in the sunny optimism of Ronald Reagan, not the un-American behavior of Donald Trump.”

And -

“We do not support the policies of the Democratic Party. However, the short-term risk of those policies, which can be changed by a responsible Republican Party, are less dangerous than are Donald Trump and his enablers.”

I was, and am, not a member of either the Republican Party nor the Democratic Party.  I support some traditional Republican policies and some Democratic policies.  While I cannot sign the petition (not being a Republican) I can certainly support and promote the above sentiments.

TTFN