Biden Endorsed By Three Former RNC Communications Directors, Asian GOP

Topline

Three former communications directors for the Republican National Committee said they’ve voted for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden while the National Committee of Asian American Republicans (or Asian GOP) endorsed him on Monday, adding to the unprecedented bloc of prominent Republicans who have crossed over and endorsed the other party’s nominee.

Key Facts

Key Background

Hundreds of prominent Republican former officials, strategists and commentators have endorsed or otherwise voiced support for Biden, a number unparalleled in a modern presidential election. Former Ohio Gov. John Kasich and former GOP mega donor Carly Fiorina, who both challenged Trump for the GOP nomination in 2016, have thrown their support behind Biden, as have former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and dozens of former GOP lawmakers.

Tangent

Another former RNC Communications director, Doug Heye, who served from 2009 to 2010, told The Hill he wrote in Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah.), who has also said he did not vote for Trump.

Crucial Quote

“You know, I’m not asking all these Republicans — I don’t even know half of ‘em they’re endorsing me,” Biden told WPXI, a local news affiliate in Pittsburgh. “Have you ever seen more Republicans endorse a Democratic challenger? Of their stature? Not just the Colin Powells. But 76 national security advisors coming out, I don’t even know them.”