VIDEO: Former Republican presidential candidate explains why he’s at the DNC

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From Fox News: It’s a sight you wouldn’t expect to see. A longtime Republican who ran for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination making the rounds at the Democratic National Convention.

But that’s the case for former two-term Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson.

“I’m doing media. I’m not here to endorse the Democratic nominee,” Hutchison said in an interview this week with Fox News Digital. “This is my first Democratic convention.”

But Hutchinson, who waged an unsuccessful long-shot bid last year for the Republican nomination, shared, “I did go on the floor to see the Arkansas Democratic delegation here, and I want you to know that lightning didn’t strike and so everybody was safe.”

Hutchinson said his presence there is “well reflective of American democracy that I’m greeted with a friendly fashion… This is a good part of politics that you can disagree but still be here and be welcomed.”

Hutchinson, a staunch anti-Trumper, declared that he’s not about to vote for a “convicted felon,” when asked how he intends to vote in November.

Instead, he said he plans to “write in a candidate, a good Republican candidate. It’s important to me to be a Republican and support the Republican cause.”

Hutchinson announced on Monday, “Just a heads up that I will be at the Democratic Convention in Chicago as a political contributor to Scripps News. I am a conservative Republican & this will be my first Democratic Convention. Watch the commentary on Scripps stations and streaming services.”

Hutinson posted a photo from the DNC and touted, “Here working for Scripps News and it was terrific to see Arkansas well represented by many friends across the aisle.”

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