In a time of hyperpolarization, party loyalty isn't always breaking through as the No. 1 concern for a handful of people.
Both former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris have the opportunity to expand their base with endorsements coming from former foes.
Here are some of the highest-profile people who have turned around on previous partisan politics to help the party on the other side of the aisle succeed in November.
Donald Trump's supporters
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. The third-party candidate, once dubbed as a spoiler, suspended his presidential campaign on Friday and is now fully behind Trump, including trying to roll out a definition of "MAGA" that could be appealing to Democrats.
A lifelong Democrat who turned independent for his campaign, Kennedy is the first high-profile former Democrat to give his blessing to Trump’s campaign.
Tulsi Gabbard Former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, who has since left the party after a presidential run in 2020, is expected to give her endorsement to Trump at his campaign rally in Detroit, according to CNN.
Gabbard left the Democratic Party in October 2022, saying she was no longer aligned with a party run by “elitist cabal of warmongers driven by cowardly wokeness, who divide us by racializing every issue & stoke anti-white racism, actively work to undermine our God-given freedoms, are hostile to people of faith & spirituality, demonize the police and protect criminals at the expense of law-abiding Americans.”
She has since adopted a more conservative policy approach to border security, transgender issues, and foreign policy, and she has been assisting Trump with debate preparations.
Kamala Harris's supporters
Former Trump White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham Grisham served as the press secretary for the Trump administration until resigning hours after the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. She took the stage at the Democratic National Convention and attacked her former boss, saying he "has no empathy, no morals, and no fidelity to the truth."
“Kamala Harris tells the truth,” Grisham said. “She respects the American people, and she has my vote.”
Former Georgia Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan Duncan served as Georgia's lieutenant governor from 2019 to 2023, and he had a front-row seat in the Georgia election interference case built against Trump. He also spoke at the DNC.
“My journey to this podium started years ago when I realized Donald Trump was willing to lie, cheat, and steal to overturn the 2020 election,” Duncan said.
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Other GOP voices Dozens of Republican lawmakers, governors, and former Cabinet members have denounced Trump and have run to the Democratic Party to support Harris, with some speaking at the DNC.
Mesa, Arizona, Mayor
John Giles Former Mike Pence adviser
Olivia Troye Former Secretary of Defense
Chuck Hagel Former Secretary of Transportation
Ray LaHood Former Treasurer
Rosario Marin Former GOP state chairman and state Sen.
Chris Vance of Washington
Reed Howard of Young Republicans for Harris Former Republican National Committee delegate
Rina Shah Former New Hampshire Republican Party Chairwoman
Jennifer Horn Former Rep.
Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) Former Illinois Gov.
Jim Edgar Former Massachusetts Gov.
Bill Weld Former New Jersey Gov.
Christine Todd Whitman 
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