Disaffected ex-Republicans are sharing their stories on social media as the seemingly-unbreakable two-party duopoly approaches peak unpopularity with American voters with less than a year to go before the 2020 election.

The hashtag #ILefttheGOP was trending on Monday as self-described former Republicans shared what made them exit party ranks - whether to join the Democrats, or to vote independently. It was created by former Republican strategist Cheri Jacobus, who left the party after a disastrous encounter with the president’s 2016 campaign and has been a strident “never-Trumper" ever since.

Perhaps predictably, many cited US President Donald Trump as their reason for leaving the party.

#ILeftTheGOP I left after the first Rep. Debate of the 2016 season where everyone was trashing Planned Parenthood & that Trump was even allowed onstage was disgusting to me. I’m ashamed I ever voted Republican - they were never in line w/ my values. — Angela David (@stlmama2tweets) January 27, 2020

#ILeftTheGOP after 20+ years after the GOP revealed they were all in for Trump at the Republican convention.I can’t support a man who is morally & ethically bankrupt. I sure as hell won’t support a party who chooses to enable him. — ThisMayNotEndWell (@peabodypress) January 27, 2020

But plenty of other reasons came up - from endless war to religious hypocrisy to…Hollywood films.