Inside the Lonely World of America’s Most Visible Trump Apostates

Here’s what it’s like to star in a Republican Voters Against Trump ad, the $50 million project to defeat the GOP nominee.

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This is the third cycle a group of political consultants in D.C. has run this program, with the goal of finding regular, everyday Republicans at their wits’ end with former President Trump. Alex Brandon/AP

Why would anyone agree to be a face of anti-Trump conservatism? Who in their right mind would be among the nearly 200 Republicans who have submitted their own unscripted testimonials over the last month to Republican Voters Against Trump, the $50 million project to defeat the Republican nominee and submit themselves to mountains of possible negative attention from former President Donald Trump’s faithful army of fans?

Here’s the explanation two-time Trump voter Nate Price gave his husband: “I’ve told him it’s very, very important that I speak out.” Price certainly has the experience to speak to Trump supporters. He donated to Trump, volunteered for Trump and even worked the polls in 2020 in an effort to catch feared vote-rigging.

What he’s doing now is scary.