Announcement comes hours ahead of first debate between Clinton, Trump

Clinton releases names of 150 NH Republicans who support her for president

Hillary Clinton’s New Hampshire team on Monday morning will release the names of more than 150 Granite State Republicans who, the campaign says, are on board with the Democrat’s campaign.WMUR.com has a preview of the list, which can be viewed here.Included on the list is state Rep. Carlos Gonzalez, a five-term Republican lawmaker from Manchester. Gonzalez backed Mitt Romney for president in 2012, and in the 2016 GOP primary campaign, he was a supporter of Jeb Bush.In favoring Clinton instead of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, Gonzalez said that she “has spent her career taking on the hard challenges and delivering for children, women, families, and our country. No matter the odds, she has been a champion for those who have been forgotten or left behind.”Gonzalez said Trump is running a campaign “fueled by divisive rhetoric,” while Clinton “has squared her focus on policies that would actually make a real difference for families and businesses across New Hampshire.”“These Republicans join a diverse coalition of progressives, former Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley supporters, independents, veterans, and small business owners who have endorsed Hillary Clinton for president,” the Clinton campaign said.

Hillary Clinton’s New Hampshire team on Monday morning will release the names of more than 150 Granite State Republicans who, the campaign says, are on board with the Democrat’s campaign.

WMUR.com has a preview of the list, which can be viewed here.

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Included on the list is state Rep. Carlos Gonzalez, a five-term Republican lawmaker from Manchester. Gonzalez backed Mitt Romney for president in 2012, and in the 2016 GOP primary campaign, he was a supporter of Jeb Bush.

In favoring Clinton instead of GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump, Gonzalez said that she “has spent her career taking on the hard challenges and delivering for children, women, families, and our country. No matter the odds, she has been a champion for those who have been forgotten or left behind.”

Gonzalez said Trump is running a campaign “fueled by divisive rhetoric,” while Clinton “has squared her focus on policies that would actually make a real difference for families and businesses across New Hampshire.”

“These Republicans join a diverse coalition of progressives, former Bernie Sanders and Martin O'Malley supporters, independents, veterans, and small business owners who have endorsed Hillary Clinton for president,” the Clinton campaign said.