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29% of sitting Republican governors

Republican governors control 31 of 50 states. Of those, nine have gone against Trump. The anti-Trump governors represent both liberal states and some of the most conservative patches of the United States. Namely, Massachusetts, Maryland, Tennessee, Ohio, New Mexico, Alabama, South Dakota and Utah. Ohio governor John Kasich’s denouncement was among the more colourful. “Nothing that has happened in the last 48 hours is surprising to me or many others,” read a recent statement by Kasich, a former rival for the Republican nomination. “The actions of the last day are disgusting, but that’s not why I reached this decision, it has been an accumulation of his words and actions that many have been warning about.”

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60% of former Republican presidential nominees

There are five people alive who have previously run for president on the Republican ticket: Mitt Romney, George H.W. Bush, George W. Bush, Bob Dole and John McCain. Romney, the 2012 nominee, said as early as June that his conscience would not let him vote for Trump. John McCain, the 2008 nominee, withdrew his endorsement on Friday. George H. W. Bush revealed to a visitor in September that he was voting for Hillary Clinton. George W. Bush, meanwhile, has successfully kept his intentions secret. So far, the only major party candidate for the U.S. presidency who has publicly endorsed Trump is 1996 nominee Bob Dole. “I’ve been a Republican forever,” the 93-year-old told the Wall Street Journal. The showing is a bit better among former vice presidential nominees, with Sarah Palin and Paul Ryan both backing Trump — although as noted above the latter’s endorsement could not be more lukewarm.

100% of Republican bodybuilder/actor/ex-governors

That’s right; on Saturday Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Austrian-born Mr. Universe/Terminator/California governor, said he will not vote for Trump. “I want to take a moment today to remind my fellow Republicans that it is not only acceptable to choose your country over your party — it is your duty,” he wrote in a statement. Incidentally, Schwarzenegger just got Donald Trump’s old job as host of NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice.