Harris campaign: Republican State Senator Robert Cowles, longest-serving member of Wisconsin Senate, endorses Vice President Harris

Today, Republican state Senator Robert Cowles, the longest-serving member of the Wisconsin Senate, endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for President. Cowles, who has served in the state Senate for 37 years representing parts of Green Bay, has never previously supported a Democrat for president.

“I really think this is one of the most important things I’ve done,” said Senator Cowles. “Hopefully, people will accept that and listen to me, those that have trusted me and believed in me will think about that, and if they’re undecided, that we have to make a change here.”

“I believe this guy Trump is a totalitarian and very much a fascist. You know, the old adage, past is prologue, he’s indicated that in his words in deeds, especially in trying to overturn a free and fair election,” Senator Cowles added. “The big picture that really came to me in recent days, in the last week, is thinking about thinking about fascism in World War II, and members of my own family that fought the fascists both in Japan and Germany, and all the guys that are buried all over the place of this country, in Arlington. And then you’ve got Trump saying nice things about Hitler? And sucking up to Putin? No. He is clearly our enemy, Putin – a living enemy. And we have to show the courage that the people in the World War II era had.”

Cowles joins a long list of Wisconsin Republicans who have endorsed Vice President Harris, including Bart Starr Jr., the son of legendary Green Bay Packers quarterback Bart Starr, Waukesha Mayor Shawn Reilly, conservative political commentator Charlie Sykes, and former Wisconsin Republican Senate Majority Leader Dale Schultz. These endorsements follow former Congresswoman Liz Cheney’s events with Vice President Harris in Waukesha and Ripon, Wisconsin – where they made clear that there is a home for all Americans on this campaign, no matter their party affiliation.

Trump not only refuses to acknowledge his loss and attempts to overturn the 2020 election – as JD Vance defended in primetime during the vice presidential debate – but has suggested “terminating” the Constitution. Just this week, a report highlighted former Trump Chief of Staff John Kelly confirmed Trump said he wished he could have the kind of generals that Hitler had and warned Trump would govern like a dictator if allowed.