Bush Democrat is a term for members of the Democratic Party
and American liberals who have endorsed or supported Republican members of the
Bush family for political office.
Democrats who have
endorsed Republican Bush family members for political office
In 1970, John Kenneth Galbraith, a
liberal economist and former United States Ambassador to India for John F.
Kennedy, endorsed George H. W. Bush for the U.S. Senate over future Democratic
Party Vice Presidential nominee Lloyd Bentsen.
In 1988, Zbigniew Brzezinski, former
National Security Advisor to President Jimmy Carter, endorsed George H. W. Bush
for president.
In 1988, Dov Hikind, a New York State
Assemblyman, endorsed George H. W. Bush for president.
In 1988, Rick Perry, a Texas state
representative and former 1988 co-chair for Al Gore's 1988 Texas campaign,
endorsed George H. W. Bush for president. He became a Republican the next year
and later became governor.
In 1992, William Donald Schaefer,
Governor of Maryland, endorsed George H. W. Bush for reelection as president.
In 1992, Griffin Bell, former U.S.
Attorney General, endorsed George H. W. Bush for reelection as president.
In 1998, Bob Bullock, Lieutenant
Governor of Texas, endorsed the reelection of George W. Bush as Governor of
Texas.
In 1998, Wayne Mixson, the former
Governor of Florida, endorsed Jeb Bush as governor of Florida.
In 2000, Raymond Flynn, a former
mayor of Boston, Massachusetts and a former ambassador to the Holy See,
endorsed George W. Bush for election as president.
In 2000, Sonny Montgomery, a former
U.S. Representative from Mississippi and former chairman of the House Committee
on Veterans' Affairs, endorsed George W. Bush for election as president.
In 2000, Ralph Hall, a former
Democratic Party U.S. Representative from Texas, endorsed George W. Bush for
election as president.
In 2000, Dick A. Greco, the mayor of
Tampa, Florida, endorsed George W. Bush for election as president.
In 2000, Chris Matthews, who
previously worked for Tip O'Neill and as a speechwriter during the Carter
administration, voted for George W. Bush
In 2004, Zell Miller, a U.S. Senator
from Georgia, endorsed George W. Bush for reelection as president.
In 2004, David Gambrell, a former
U.S. Senator from Georgia, endorsed George W. Bush for reelection as president.
In 2004, Doug Barnard, Jr., a former
U.S. Representative from Georgia, endorsed George W. Bush for reelection as
president.
In 2004, Ed Koch, a former mayor of
New York City, endorsed George W. Bush for reelection as president.
In 2004, George McKelvey, the mayor
of Youngstown, Ohio, endorsed George W. Bush for reelection as president.
In 2004, Randy Kelly, the mayor of
Saint Paul, Minnesota, endorsed George W. Bush for reelection as president.
In 2004, Ron Silver, actor who had
been a former liberal Democrat and was a future Obama-voter, spoke at the 2004
Republican National Convention in support of George W. Bush.
In 2004, Sumner Redstone, a media
magnate and liberal Democrat, supported George W. Bush for reelection as
president despite donating money to challenger John Kerry during the primaries.
Johnny Carson, television host and
comedian, usually known for liberal political sympathies, supposedly supported
Vice President George H. W. Bush for president in 1988.
Christopher Hitchens, a Marxist and
atheist writer and journalist, has stated that he does not regret that George
W. Bush was elected president in 2000 or 2004.[10] However, he supported Ralph
Nader in 2000 and was "neutral" in 2004.
James Woods, an actor and at the time
a registered Democrat, supported George W. Bush following the September 11
attacks.
David Zucker, once a liberal Democrat
and a Barbara Boxer-supporter, showed his support for George W. Bush by making
a video criticizing presidential nominee John Kerry.
Phil Hendrie, a radio personality and
conservative Democrat, supported George W. Bush.
