This election is a convoluted mess. In previous years, the Republicans, Democrats, and Independents have fought and argued through debate and through demonstration of their beliefs. The divide between Democrats and Republicans has continued to be present for generations, causing great anguish between relationships.

While this year may seem similar, there is an added level of chaos, a fear that we may be led to destruction by our next president of the United States. Neither candidate is perfectly ideal (nor are they ever) but Trump’s scare tactics create an atmosphere of discomfort. Through his actions, this man elicits responses from us, causing arguments and tension.

The Harvard Republican Club has promoted Republican principles, policies, and candidates since it was founded in 1888. They state that they are the “home for students and faculty whose political views fall to the right of center,” welcoming conservatives, Libertarians and believers in efficient limited government to be involved in their community.

This was the case until Donald Trump won the 2016 Republican Party’s presidential nomination. The Harvard Republican Club recently issued a statement that for the first time in its history, it will not endorse their party’s presidential candidate.

The group is “ashamed” of their own candidate, stating that he is a “threat to the survival of the United States.”

In the statement, the group explained that they had “both policy and temperamental concerns” about Trump and condemned his divisive campaign, saying that he “is poisoning our country and our children.”

“His authoritarian tendencies and flirtations with fascism are unparalleled in the history of our democracy,” the Republican Club said in a statement. “He hopes to divide us by race, by class, and by religion, instilling enough fear and anxiety to propel himself to the White House.”

This is not the only group of Republicans who have willingly admitted their disdain for Trump.

Mitt Romney, the party’s 2012 nominee and one of Trump’s staunchest critics during the primary, told The Wall Street Journal, “I wanted my grandkids to see that I simply couldn’t ignore what Mr. Trump was saying and doing, which revealed a character and temperament unfit for the leader of the free world.” Romney continued: “I know that some people are offended that someone who lost and is the former nominee continues to speak, but that’s how I can sleep at night.”

Texas senator Ted Cruz refused to endorse the nominee, offering some barbed, double-edged comments like, “Don’t stay home in November. Stand, and speak, and vote your conscience, vote for candidates up and down the ticket who you trust to defend our freedom and to be faithful to the Constitution.”

Barbara Bush publicly disavowed Trump stating, “I mean, unbelievable. I don't know how women can vote for someone who said what he said about Megyn Kelly, it’s terrible,” she told CBS in February. “And we knew what he meant too.”

While these statements may seem scathing, the Harvard Republican Club and other members of the Republican party have demonstrated an admirable ability to distinguish between a candidate and their core beliefs. To some Republicans, letting go of their votes for this election seems like the best idea. But in reality that will do nothing, so these people need to choose someone who may be different than them. They have chosen to remain Republicans in their beliefs, yet reject this particular nominee in their party.

Maybe it’s time to let go of our party names, and choose the candidate that will do the best for our entire country.

While it can be difficult to relinquish your loyalty to a political party, it is important to realize that we must support someone who has the ability to acknowledge and support the many different diverse people of our country.