--- title: Bud Pierce Now on Fence About Donald Trump description: After supporting the Republican for months, he now says he may not vote for any presidential candidate canonical: https://time.com/4502247/bud-pierce-oregon-governor-donald-trump/ author: Sarah Begley article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-09-20T23:56:58.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:45:35.583Z article:section: Politics og:title: Republican Candidate for Governor of Oregon Reverses Support for Trump og:description: Bud Pierce now says he may not vote for any presidential candidate og:url: https://time.com/4502247/bud-pierce-oregon-governor-donald-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt971745c2b85e23ae/6988a6f4428a9e5b5bcd4562/donald-trump1.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 4200 og:image:height: 2363 og:image:alt: Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Campaigns in High Point, North Carolina og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Republican Candidate for Governor of Oregon Reverses Support for Trump twitter:description: Bud Pierce now says he may not vote for any presidential candidate twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt971745c2b85e23ae/6988a6f4428a9e5b5bcd4562/donald-trump1.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Republican Candidate for Governor of Oregon Reverses Support for Donald Trump > Sponsored content. 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Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks during a campaign event at High Point University on September 20, 2016 in High Point, North Carolina. Sara D. Davis—Getty Images by [Sarah Begley](https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/) ## Sarah Begley Sep 20, 2016 11:56 PM UTC As the Republican candidate for Governor of Oregon, [Bud Pierce](http://www.kgw.com/news/politics/gov-candidate-bud-pierce-undecided-on-trump/322145087) has supported Donald Trump for months. But now he says he’s not so sure he’ll be voting for the presidential candidate. In a statement to local station [KXL](http://www.kxl.com/bud-pierce-wont-vote-trump/), Pierce wrote, “I supported Donald Trump in the Republican primary. I was hopeful that Donald Trump would rise to the occasion and unify the party and nation during the general election. As each day goes by, more of the opposite has taken place. At this point in time I need to see more from Donald Trump in the way of specific policy proposals and a more inclusive tone in order to vote for him.” Still, that doesn’t mean he’s casting his lot with anyone else: “I will not be voting for Hillary Clinton or any third party candidates,” he continued. “Like many Americans, I will continue to watch how Trump conducts himself and his campaign between now and election day.” Jacob Daniels, Trump’s campaign director in Oregon told local station [OPB](http://www.opb.org/news/series/election-2016/bud-pierce-donald-trump-reversal/#.V-G5jMtp4i0.twitter) the team intends “to win Oregon and the presidency, with or without the approval of the Oregon Republican Candidate for Governor.” ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4502247/bud-pierce-oregon-governor-donald-trump/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4502247/bud-pierce-oregon-governor-donald-trump/"},"headline":"Republican Candidate for Governor of Oregon Reverses Support for Donald Trump","datePublished":"2016-09-20T23:56:58.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-19T07:45:35.583Z","description":"After supporting Trump for months, he now says he may not vote for any presidential candidate","url":"https://time.com/4502247/bud-pierce-oregon-governor-donald-trump/","keywords":["2016 Election","2016 Election"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt971745c2b85e23ae/6988a6f4428a9e5b5bcd4562/donald-trump1.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sarah Begley","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sarah-begley/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt971745c2b85e23ae/6988a6f4428a9e5b5bcd4562/donald-trump1.jpeg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Campaigns in High Point, North Carolina","caption":"Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump Campaigns in High Point, North Carolina","creditText":"Sara D. 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