By Nicole Brown
Donald trump became the republican Presidential nominee in early May and secured the number of delegates needed to clinch the nomination on May 26 , 2016 , according to the Associated Press delegate count.
Since he became the last republican in the race , some members of the GOP have said they still can't support him .
Here are some of the top leaders of the party who are seriously conflicted about this year's elections .
Jed Bush
"In November , I will not vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton , but I will support principled conservative at the state and federal levels , just as I have done my entire life," Jed Bush said in a Facebook post."
George W. Bush & George H. W. Bush
"President Bush does not plan to participate in or comment on the president campaign," a spokesman said , "At age 91 , President Bush is retired from politics . He naturally did a few things to help Jed , but those was the exception that proved the role."
John Kasich
Ohio Governor John Kasich couldn't comment to voting for the GOP nominee , "I'm not making any final decision yet , but at this point , I just can't do it (vote for Trump) he said in June on MSNBC's "Morning Joe."
Bill Kristol
Bill Kristol , the founder and editor of the conservative magazine "The Weekly Standard." He cannot vote for Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton . He said hr would normally encourage people to support an independent , but this year , he is working to find a third party candidate to run in the election . "It was wrong to nominee Donald Trump ," he wrote .
Mitt Romney
While he haven't come out to say he won't ultimately vote for Trump , he is choosing not to use his position as a delegate this year .He also met with Bill Kristol about his p;an to get an independent candidate into the general election .
Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse
Senator Ben Sasse wrote a long Facebook Post condemning both Donald trump and Hillary Clinton and encouraging Americans to consider a Third Party candidate.
"Why are we confined to these two terrible options ?" he asked . "This is America . If both choices stink , we reject them and go bigger . That's what we do ."
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