Ex-Republican rep predicts women will 'crawl over broken glass' to elect Harris

16 October 2024

A former Republican member of Congress believes women voters will prove to be the "silent majority" in November that pushes Vice President Kamala Harris over the finish line: Particularly Republican women.

The Daily Beast reported Wednesday that former Rep. Barbara Comstock (R-Virginia), who is now actively campaigning for Harris, believes the key for her to defeat former President Donald Trump in November is the galvanization of women across the country. Comstock said that even though she's never voted for a Democrat in her life, she's eager to cast a ballot for Harris — and expects other Republican women to quietly revolt against Trump as well.

"I think there’s a silent group of women who will crawl over broken glass to vote against Trump and who will quietly vote for Harris,” Comstock said.

Comstock isn't just a former Republican elected official: In the 1990s, she was a congressional aide who worked hard at digging up dirt to harm then-President Bill Clinton. Her opposition research efforts ultimately led to Clinton becoming the first president to be impeached by the House of Representatives since Andrew Johnson in 1868.

The 65 year-old is one of several former GOP members of Congress to back Harris' bid for the White House, along with former Reps. Liz Cheney (R-Wyoming) and Adam Kinzinger (R-Illinois). Comstock said she was particularly disgusted with Trump's enabling of Russian President Vladimir Putin both during and after his administration.

"Putin is the one person Trump never criticizes,” Comstock told the Beast. “He will attack every man, woman and child in the Republican Party but he won’t attack Putin."

Now, the Virginia Republican is in Pennsylvania, working to keep the Keystone State in Democratic hands. She and other members of the GOP are hosting a "Republicans for Harris" event on Wednesday, in which the Democratic nominee's campaign aims to demonstrate that Trump has alienated his own party with his rhetoric and policies. Comstock even took a jab at conservative media in its downplaying of the January 6 insurrection, suggesting more members of the GOP would be with her were it not for far-right disinformation efforts.

"People haven’t even heard of ‘Hang Mike Pence!’ because they watch Fox News," she said.

The Beast reported that Comstock — who opposed Trump in both 2016 and 2020 — wrote in other names on her presidential ballot in the last two campaign cycles. However, she said she's voting for the Democratic ticket with her four granddaughters at the top of her mind.

"I cannot have a rapist in the Oval Office," Comstock said. “I was offended by Clinton. But, oh, that was nothing compared to this.”

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