More than 30 well-known Republicans have vowed to support Democrat Hillary Clinton over Republican Donald Trump in the presidential election.
The Daily Beast pulled together a list of the journalists, officials, authors, members of the military, businessmen, former politicians, and political advisors who will break ranks and vote the other way in November.
1. Retired Air Force Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, who worked under five presidents: Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama
2. Henry Paulson Jr., former secretary of the treasury under George W. Bush
3. Richard Armitage, who worked under Ronald Reagan (Assistant Secretary of Defense) and George W. Bush (Deputy Secretary of State)
4. Ken Adelman, who worked under Gerald Ford (Assistant to Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld), and Ronald Reagan (Arms Control and Disarmament Agency director)
5. Dr. Patrick Cronin, who worked under George W. Bush at USAID
6. Philip Levy, who worked under George W. Bush on the Council of Economic Advisors
7. Tony Fratto, deputy press secretary for George W. Bush
8. Kori Schake, who worked under George W. Bush on the National Security Council
9. Jim Cicconi, who worked in the White House under Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush
10. Alan Steinberg, a regional EPA administrator in the George W. Bush administration
11. Doug Elmets, who worked under Ronald Reagan in several roles
12. Max Boot, an author and military historian born in Moscow
13. Retired Army Col. Peter Mansoor, who served as executive officer to General David Petraeus
14. Tom Nichols, a professor at the U.S. Naval War College
15. Marc Andreesen, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and former Mitt Romney donor
16. Dan Akerson former CEO of General Motors
17. Hamid Moghadam, CEO of Prologis CEO and an Iranian-American
18. Douglas Brand, political science professor at the College of the Holy Cross
19. Michael Vlock, an investor and wealthy Republican donor
20. William Oberndorf, a businessman and wealthy Republican donor
21. Mike Fernandez, a businessman (healthcare) and a wealthy Republican donor
22. Robert Smith, a right-leaning former judge on the New York Supreme Court
23. Dan Webb, a former federal prosecutor in Illinois
24. Larry Pressler, former congressman and senator from South Dakota
25. Arne Carlson, former governor of Minnesota
26. Mark Salter, former speechwriter for Arizona Sen. John McCain
27. Jamie Weinstein, a journalist and editor at The Daily Caller
28. Mike Treiser, who worked on Mitt Romney's 2012 presidential campaign
29. Evan Siegfried, a Republican strategist
30. Mark Lenzi, a former spokesman for the New Hampshire GOP
31. Craig Snyder, a Republican lobbyist
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