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Former RNC communications director Ryan Mahoney tweeted on Monday that he voted for Joe Biden. 

The big picture: Mahoney served as communications director for two years during the Trump administration, from 2017 to 2019. He joins a slew of prominent Republicans who have publicly said they are voting Biden, or third-party or write-in candidates, rather than President Trump.

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Former RNC communications director says he voted for Biden

Ryan Mahoney worked for the RNC until 2019.

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Joe Biden

2020 election

Former RNC communications director Ryan Mahoney <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="tweeted on Monday" data-vars-click-url="https://twitter.com/rcmahoney/status/1323364751032885250" data-vars-content-id="1e427e77-d37e-4e7f-b9b3-6f2586263c32" data-vars-headline="Former RNC communications director says he voted for Biden" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://twitter.com/rcmahoney/status/1323364751032885250" target="_blank">tweeted on Monday</a> that he voted for Joe Biden. The big picture: Mahoney served as communications director for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="two years" data-vars-click-url="https://www.potomacflacks.com/pf/2017/02/rnc-chair-mcdaniel-names-mahoney-comms-director.html" data-vars-content-id="1e427e77-d37e-4e7f-b9b3-6f2586263c32" data-vars-headline="Former RNC communications director says he voted for Biden" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.potomacflacks.com/pf/2017/02/rnc-chair-mcdaniel-names-mahoney-comms-director.html" target="_blank">two years</a> during the Trump administration, from 2017 to 2019. He joins a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="slew of prominent Republicans" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/republicans-not-voting-for-trump-in-2020-9e2f02fa-0f36-418d-bedd-ed53181dd99c.html?fbclid=IwAR2Vys3E1onGVtDK0s8z4KUCdFtGit9_l95iJIX9KL421RfEHpH9uKpyXUI" data-vars-content-id="1e427e77-d37e-4e7f-b9b3-6f2586263c32" data-vars-headline="Former RNC communications director says he voted for Biden" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/republicans-not-voting-for-trump-in-2020-9e2f02fa-0f36-418d-bedd-ed53181dd99c.html?fbclid=IwAR2Vys3E1onGVtDK0s8z4KUCdFtGit9_l95iJIX9KL421RfEHpH9uKpyXUI" target="_self">slew of prominent Republicans</a> who have publicly said they are voting Biden, or third-party or write-in candidates, rather than President Trump.

President Biden has made the COVID-19 crisis and a post-Trump return to national unity and traditional democratic ideals his top priorities. From vaccinations to stimulus to schools, Biden is seeking bipartisan compromise while showing a willingness to use executive authority and bare Democratic majorities in the U.S. House and Senate to implement his policies. Republican leaders are navigating deep party divisions over if and how to move beyond former President Trump.