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Which Republicans Have Deserted Donald Trump?

These Republicans will not vote for Trump

A tape recording of Donald Trump making disparaging remarks about women has sparked howls of condemnation from Republican colleagues. Several have said they can no longer back him.

It’s not the first time. Republicans have been deserting him for months over various scandals.

So who is on the “Never Trump” list and who’s still on Mr Trump’s side?

Republican senators not voting for Mr Trump

Susan Collins, Maine senator

Dan Sullivan, Alaska senator

Lisa Murkowski, Alaska senator

Kelly Ayotte, New Hampshire senator

Jeff Flake, Arizona senator

Dean Heller, Nevada senator

Mark Kirk, Illinois senator

Ben Sasse, Nebraska senator

Mike Crapo, Idaho senator

Cory Gardner, Colorado senator

Lindsey Graham, S Carolina senator

John Thune, S Dakota senator

Dan Fischer, Nebraska senator

John McCain, Arizona senator

Other Republicans who have deserted him

Jeb Bush, former Florida governor

Tim Pawlenty, former Minnesota governor

Gary Herbert, Utah governor

Jason Chaffetz, Utah congressman

Carly Fiorina, former presidential candidate

Barbara Comstock, Virginia congresswoman

Mike Coffman, Colorado congressman

Mike Lee, Utah congressman

William Cohen, former secretary of defence

Michael Hayden, former CIA director, former NSA director

John Kasich, Ohio governor, 2016 presidential candidate

Tom Ridge, former Pennsylvania governor; former Homeland Security secretary

Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts governor, 2012 nominee

Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, Florida congresswoman

Republicans voting for Mrs Clinton

Ex-President George HW Bush

Richard Armitage, former deputy secretary of state

Hank Paulson, former treasury secretary

Brent Scowcroft, former national security adviser

Richard Hanna, New York congressman

Chris Shays, former Connecticut congressman

Meg Whitman, prominent Republican donor; CEO of Hewlett Packard

Senior Republicans still in Trump’s corner

Ted Cruz, Texas senator

Ben Carson, retired neurosurgeon, 2016 Republican presidential nominee

Chris Christie, New Jersey governor

Newt Gingrich, former House speaker

Rudy Giuliani, former New York mayor

Mitch McConnell, Senate majority leader

Paul Ryan, House speaker

Marco Rubio, Florida senator, 2016 Republican presidential nominee

Scott Walker, Wisconsin governor, 2016 Republican presidential nominee

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