George W. Bush didn’t vote for Trump or Clinton

There are five people alive who know what it’s like to be President of the United States.

And, as best we can tell, none of them voted for Trump.

Earlier this afternoon, the Texas Tribune reported that George W. Bush and his wife Laura voted for neither Trump nor Hillary Clinton today. "They didn't vote for Hillary; they didn't vote for Trump," spokesman Freddy Ford said. (This came after Rush Limbaugh told listeners this afternoon that Bush was voting for Clinton.)

That’s not too shocking: Bush never endorsed Trump during the campaign and refused to appear at the Republican National Convention in July. His brother, Jeb, was mocked and savaged by Trump all primary and also refused to endorse.

The other former Republican president, George H.W. Bush, also declined to endorse Trump this year. Back in August, Politico reported that the elder Bush was planning to vote for Clinton — though this was sourced to a family friend, and a family spokesman refused to confirm one way or the other.

That leaves Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, and Jimmy Carter — all Clinton supporters.

Trump did snag support from two former vice presidents earlier this year: Dick Cheney and Dan Quayle. But by and large, a broad swath of the Republican establishment abandoned Trump this year, including Mitt Romney. You can see a full list here.

Earlier this evening on MSNBC, Trump’s campaign manager Kellyanne Conway groused that the lack of establishment support was hurting the campaign: “We have former presidents not voting for us, we have former nominees not voting us — and that’s gotta hurt.”

Source: http://www.vox.com/2016/11/8/13569220/george-bush-didnt-vote-trump