Will Weissert
In this April 9, 2021, photo Jay Copan poses for a photo at his home in Raleigh, N.C. Copan voted for Donald Trump in 2016 but so regretted it that he posed for a billboard opposing the reelection of his party's own president. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)
April 12, 2021 - 3:17 AM
RALEIGH, N.C. - Jay Copan doesn't hide his disregard for the modern Republican Party.
A solid Republican voter for the past four decades, the 69-year-old quickly regretted casting his 2016 ballot for Donald Trump. When Trump was up for reelection last year, Copan appeared on roadside billboards across North Carolina, urging other Republicans to back Democratic rival Joe Biden.