Former Republican Sen. Jeff Flake endorses Kamala Harris for president: 'I know of her character'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

59% : And her recognition that immigration reform is one, important and two, it needs to be bipartisan," Flake said.
49% : "If you are a conservative, then you believe in the rule of law and you believe in limited government, economic freedom, individual responsibility, free trade.
38% : The pair haven't spoken since Flake was in the Senate and Trump was in the White House.
29% : For his part, Trump did not reach out to Flake to ask for an endorsement this election cycle.
28% : He said Trump has been "really bad for conservatism and bad for Republicans" and that "there's just no future in vitriol or grievance.""At some point, Republicans get tired of losing," Flake said, pointing to Democratic victories across the country and in Arizona over the last several years.
25% : He backed President Joe Biden over former Republican President Donald Trump in 2020 and voted third-party rather than cast a ballot for Trump in 2016.
23% : "Flake was, however, working with the Southern District of New York on another issue: Returning stolen cultural artifacts to Turkey that had been in museums or private collections in the U.S.The Republican diplomat has had a front-row seat to the escalating issues in the Middle East, and he named foreign policy as a top reason he's backing Harris over Trump.
21% : Trump often criticizes Harris for the record-high migrant encounters at the southern border during Biden's term.
17% : "Harris also said she was more serious about tackling immigration than Trump, who has pledged to carry out mass deportations and finish the U.S.-Mexico border wall if he returns to the White House.
4% : Polls show Harris and Trump locked in a close battle for the White House, with Trump slightly ahead and leading on the issues that voters say they care about most.

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