ɐn əpˈoʊnənt ʌvðɪ ɪɹˈæk wˈɔːɹ, wˌɪtʃ stˈɑːɹɾᵻd ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, ænd ɐ səpˈoːɹɾɚɹ ʌv sˈɪŋɡəlpˈeɪɚ hˈɛlθ kˈɛɹ, vˈɜːkæmp ɪn dᵻsˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪv lˈɛft ðə ɹᵻpˈʌblɪkən pˈɑːɹɾi ˌoʊvɚ ðoʊz ˈɪʃuːz.
An opponent of the Iraq War, which started in 2003, and a supporter of single-payer health care, Verkamp in December 2005 left the Republican Party over those issues.