Jeb Bush Adviser Leaves GOP.
ROMANS: This surprising political news you'll see first on CNN, a longtime Republican and a top adviser to Jeb Bush says she is leaving the Republican Party. Sally Bradshaw says if the election is close, she'll vote for Hillary Clinton. A lifelong Republican, respected in party circles. CNN's special correspondent Jamie Gangel is here. Jamie, she's using very strong words to describe Donald Trump.</s>JAMIE GANGEL, CNN SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT: First of all, I just want to say, Sally Bradshaw is a lifelong Republican. And she keeps a very low profile. We found out about this because party affiliation is a matter of public record in Florida. And then we confirmed with her that she is no longer a Republican. It is stunning. And she does not mince words about it. This is because of Donald Trump. And I'm going to quote some of what she said to me because it's so strong. She said that the GOP is at a crossroads and have nominated a total narcissist, misogynist and a bigot. She went on to say, this is a time when the country has to take priority over political parties. That Donald Trump cannot be elected president. And even though she has major difficulties with Hillary Clinton, if in her home state of Florida it is close, she says she will vote for Clinton.</s>ROMANS: Someone who spent her entire adult working life, or almost -</s>GANGEL: Right.</s>ROMANS: Working for the Republican Party, an operative, someone who truly believes in the principles of the Republican Party, she thinks Donald Trump doesn't - doesn't representative those?</s>GANGEL: Right. She - she said to me that she couldn't look her children in the eye and vote for him. And she did not do this lightly. She's been thinking about it for many months. And she also said that what happened with the Khan family, the parents of the Muslim-American soldier who was killed in Iraq in 2004, just reinforced this decision.</s>ROMANS: Is that why now? Is - why now? What's the moment that led her to this?</s>GANGEL: So I - it was a buildup. It wasn't just this situation. But she is appalled and she called his remarks despicable. But it was just all of his remarks that we've seen over the past year. She said she could not - she couldn't look her kids in the eye and say she was a Republican.</s>ROMANS: So, for someone watching, they might not know who Sally Bradshaw is.</s>GANGEL: Right.</s>ROMANS: For people who are in political circles, they know who Sally Bradshaw is?</s>GANGEL: They - they know who Sally Bradshaw is. She is one of the most well-respect, influential people in the GOP. She was the senior adviser to Jeb Bush. She's been with him for decades. She was his chief of staff as governor. This is going to resonate in the Republican Party and, of course, now you're going to ask me what about -</s>ROMANS: I'm going to ask, will it resonate in the Bush family? She is so close to the Bush family. Jeb Bush, you know, the Bush family AWOL from the convention. Do you think that she could be signaling or foreshadowing of a Bush family?</s>GANGEL: A lot of people are going to be asking that question. Jeb has come out recently and said he's not voting for Trump and he's not voting for Hillary, but he hasn't decided yet what he's going to do. Former Presidents Bush 41 and 43 have said they are sitting this one out. But there's no question that Sally Bradshaw is an important part of Bush world. A lot of Republicans have been looking, waiting, writing columns saying, what are they going to do? So I think we should stay tuned.</s>ROMANS: All right. Stay tuned. Jamie Gangel. And anyone who wants to see all of that interview, the Q&A with Sally Bradshaw, go to cnnpolitics.com.</s>GANGEL: Thank you.</s>ROMANS: Thanks for bringing that story to us. Up next, Hillary Clinton's latest comments about her e-mails is casting a new shadow over her trustworthiness. Also, how much do stock prices have to do with who wins the election? It may be a lot more than you think.