The former head of the Ohio Republican Party is spearheading an effort to get Democrat Joe Biden elected president.
Matt Borges voted for Donald Trump in 2016, but his concerns about the candidate led to his in 2017 in favor of Trump supporter Jane Timken.
Now Borges leads a group of Republican operatives creating a multi-million dollar digital, mail and phone campaign to convince specific GOP voters to cast early ballots for Biden.
鈥淔or one time in my career, I see one race where it鈥檚 important for the party, it鈥檚 important for the future of conservatism, to support the Democratic nominee this time around," Borges said.
Among the other operatives is Anthony Scaramucci, the White House communications director who was fired by Trump 10 days into the job. He's been sharply critical of Trump in recent months.
The Right Side PAC will target voters in six swing states - Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Arizona, North Carolina and Florida - focusing on those expressing unhappiness with the Republican Party鈥檚 direction under Trump.
, Borges said since Trump won Ohio by nearly a half a million votes, the PAC won鈥檛 be working in Ohio.
And Borges said the PAC is focused only on the presidential race, not on downticket races. And he stressed he's not becoming a Democrat.
鈥淚 have absolutely zero interest in that. I hope the Senate stays Republican. I鈥檓 going to vote for every other Republican on the ballot," Borges said. "I don鈥檛 think there鈥檚 any question this is an extremely unique set of circumstances that we find ourselves in, and a once and only in a lifetime situation for me.鈥�
There was no comment from the Ohio Republican Party.
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