Bush Democrat

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.