Talk:List of Republicans who opposed the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign

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Do these Republicans endorse other candidates?

Is this Republicans that oppose Trump but have not endorsed Harris (or anyone else)? If they endorse Harris, they would be listed on Harris’ endorsement page already. Looking for clarification. Slamaina (talk) 19:37, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

No. Some will vote third-party, or write-in alternates. 2600:1004:B1C3:16EC:FDB7:7C59:7FC8:580D (talk) 18:26, 26 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

These politicians deserve an R-[staste] before their names

When one scans the long list of names and positions in this article, it is easy to forget that every one of them is or was a Republican. Because that fact is never mentioned again after you scroll past the title.

This may be logically defensible, but that is not necessarily the right criterion for what is good in an encyclopedia article. We need to try to ensure that the visitor understands what they are reading at all times, to the extent possible.

So, why not go back to the standard journalistic practice as in the NYT or WaPo of including the party (usually an "R" or a "D") somewhere near the person's name — an "R" in the present case, especially if that person ran for office under the auspices of a particular party. It is abnormal to refer to politicians without their party designations next to their names.

So: I believe it is most appropriate to place an "R" or "R-[state]" near every name in this article, where [state] means the postal code for whatever state.— Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.36.148.11 (talk • contribs) 15:43, October 31, 2024 (UTC)

John McCain?

Obviously he was very anti-Trump when he died, but he was not with us for this election cycle. Should he really be included considering he was not around to oppose Trump's campaign this time? Darth Watto (talk) 18:11, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I believe the article refers to McCain's presidential campaign staff, not him. Romney, for example, is listed separatey but McCain is not. It is a bit confusing and could benefit from rewording. –CWenger (^ • @) 19:51, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]